Sultana Loaf Recipes

SULTANA CAKE

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 170°c (150°c for fan assisted oven or Gas Mark 4) and line a 2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine/butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at time, ensuring they are mixed through before adding the next. Add the lemon extract.
• Sift in the flour and gently fold to create a batter. Add the sultanas and mix to ensure they are evenly distributed.
• Transfer the batter to your pre-lined tin and bake in your pre-heated oven for about one hour until risen, golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

SULTANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C Bake - 355F
• Line a loaf tin with baking paper and set aside
• In a medium sauce pan add the Sultanas (or raisins), butter, baking soda and boiling water, bring to the boil and cook for 3-5 minutes stirring occasionally
• Remove from the heat, pour this sultana mixture into a medium bowl and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes, feel free to pop this in the refrigerator
• Add to the sultana mixture the sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt and stir through
• Then add a well beaten egg, golden syrup and vanilla.
• Combine all of these ingredients together until no flour remains visible.
• Pour this into the prepared loaf tin and bake for one hour. This loaf is cooked when a skewer or knife comes out clean, with only moist crumbs remaining but no batter
• It is ok if the top cracks - see notes above
• Remove from the oven once baked and allow the loaf to cool for 20 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling on a wire rack
• Once cold store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
• This loaf can also be frozen, either as is or already sliced.
• Serve as is or with butter or margarine.
• Enjoy!

SULTANA CAKE (SCOTTISH)

Steps:

• Cover the sultanas in water and let them soak overnight.
• Bring the water and sultanas to the boil and then strain off the water.
• Mix in the butter or margarine while the sultanas are still hot.
• Mix in the sugar, beaten eggs and almond essence.
• Sift in the flour and salt and then add in the chopped nuts (if desired).
• Mix well.
• Grease an 8" round baking tin and line the bottom with greased, greaseproof paper (vegetable parchment or waxed paper).
• Pour in the cake mixture and smooth the top.
• Bake in a moderate oven at 350F for 30 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to 300F until the centre is firm to the touch.
• Empty cake from the baking tin and store in an airtight container.