Apricot and Coconut Nut Loaf
I use two 8cm x 17cm nut loaf tins for this recipe. The baking time in this recipe is based on these tins. If you use tin cans or a large loaf tin, adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories:
Ingredients
- 150 g chopped dried apricots 1 cup
- 125 ml orange juice 1/2 cup
- 125 ml water 1 cup
- 100 g coconut or rapadura sugar 2/3 cup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 120 g butter chopped, 1/2 cup
- 1 egg
- 210 g white spelt flour 1 1/2 cups
- 135 g Kamut or wholemeal spelt flour 1 cup, Khorosan
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 45 g desiccated coconut 1/2 cup
- Pinch of salt
- Butter extra for greasing.
- Spelt flour extra, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 195C (175C fan forced).
Prepare the tins
- Grease two nut loaf tins and their lids well with butter.
- Put the base on the tins, add a small amount of flour to each tin, and put the lid on.
- Shake the tin well, turning to ensure the flour adheres to all surfaces.
- Remove the lid from the tin and discard any excess flour.
Make the Nut Loaf
- Place the apricots, orange juice, water, sugar and vanilla paste in a large saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for two minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat.
- Stir in the butter.
- Allow the mixture to sit,uncovered, for 15 minutes to cool.
- Briskly stir the egg into the apricot mixture.
- Add the remainder of the ingredients to the saucepan and mix to combine.
- Spoon the mixture equally into the two tins.
- Replace the lid.
- Sharply tap each tin on the bench to settle the mixture.
- Place the tins in the oven, standing upright on an oven tray.
- Bake for 35 - 40 minutes.*
- Remove the tins from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- Remove the lids and shake the cakes out onto a wire rack.
- Allow to cool completely.
Notes
* If cooked in a nut loaf tin, I find 35 - 40 minutes sufficient time to ensure the cake is properly cooked. If you are worried, take a tin out of the oven, prise off the lid and insert a skewer into the cake. It should come out clean. If not, cook a little longer.