🍞✨ Best Fruit Bread Loaf (Moist & Fragrant) ✨🍞
Soft, fluffy, and filled with sweet dried fruits—this homemade fruit bread is warm, comforting, and perfect for breakfast or tea time! 💛
🧾 Ingredients
🥣 Dry Ingredients
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 2¼ tsp yeast (1 sachet)
• 1 tsp mixed spice or cinnamon
🥛 Wet Ingredients
• 1 cup warm milk
• ¼ cup butter (softened)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍇 Fruits
• 1 cup mixed dried fruits (raisins, currants, chopped dates)
• Optional: chopped nuts
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Activate Yeast
Mix warm milk, 1 tbsp sugar, and yeast.
Let sit for 5–10 minutes until foamy.
2️⃣ Make the Dough
In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and spices.
Add yeast mixture, butter, egg, and vanilla.
Mix until a soft dough forms.
3️⃣ Knead
Knead for 8–10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
Gently knead in the dried fruits at the end.
4️⃣ First Rise
Cover and let rise for 1–1½ hours, or until doubled in size.
5️⃣ Shape
Shape into a loaf and place in a greased loaf pan.
6️⃣ Second Rise
Let rise again for 30–45 minutes until puffy.
7️⃣ Bake
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes until golden brown.
💡 Tip: Brush the warm loaf with a little butter for a soft, shiny crust! ✨
