I was given this recipe as a teenager by a family friend and soon after, I copied it into my mother's recipe book giving ingredients for one or two loaves.
It is easy to make and tastes delicious, sliced thinly and buttered. The addition of golden syrup makes it particularly moist.
Ingredients for one loaf are given here.
110g granulated sugar
175g golden syrup
160ml milk
50g sultanas
225g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
50g walnuts, roughly chopped
1 egg, beaten
Preheat the oven to 160ºC.
Grease a small (450g) loaf tin and then lightly dust with flour.
Put the syrup, sugar, milk and sultanas into a saucepan and heat slowly until the sugar is dissolved, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool.
Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl and add the chopped walnuts. Next, stir the beaten egg into the cooled syrup mixture and pour into the middle of the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly and then pour into the greased loaf tin. Bake for 1¼ hours.
When the time is up, remove from the oven and stick a skewer into the top of the loaf. If it comes out clean, it’s cooked. If not, give it a further 10 minutes, Cool on a wire rack before slicing.
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