This recipe almost didn't get blogged, due to greed I realised when eating the last slice I had forgotten to photograph it, and so the picture you see below was indeed the last of it mid-devour!
Its very tasty on its own but even better with a little butter on too!
Its a great way of using any leftover mincemeat up from Christmas (where has the time gone - we are nearly April??) or also incase you found any in the sale post-xmas - I picked up two jars of mincemeat reduced to 60p, despite being in date till 2011!
Recipe is taken from Step by Step Baking, one of my favourite baking books as everything always works!
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. In a seperate bowl lightly whisk the eggs, stir in the mincemeat, lemon zest and brandy /milk (or port even!). Fold into the dry ingredients, spoon into a lined loaf tin, smooth over and top with reserved nuts. Bake for 30 minutes, cover with tin foil to stop the nuts burning and bake for a further 25-30 minutes or until well risen and a skewer comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Alongside the loaf I made some experimental carrot & dried cranberry muffins - tasted good but didn't rise as hoped, will carry on tweaking though and post if succesful!
P.s. really not loving silicon bakeware, did not come away cleanly from the case at all!
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