Brown Butter Fruit Loaf
Prep
20 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Fruit Loaf is a tender cake studded with diced apples and pears, enriched with browned butter and topped with crunchy brown sugar crystals. Ready in just 55 minutes from start to finish, this loaf combines all purpose flour, eggs, milk and vanilla with a blend of granulated and brown sugars for depth of flavour. With 20 minutes preparation and 35 minutes baking time, it suits anyone seeking a straightforward, fruity baked treat.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 150 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 3eggs
- 100 gunsalted butter(melted)
- 250 mlmilk
- 2 mlpure vanilla extract
- 400 gdiced apples
- 300 gdiced pears
- 5 gsalt
- 10 gbaking powder
- 20 gbrown sugar crystals
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20x20cm loaf tin and line it with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over medium heat.
Tip: Stir occasionally until the butter turns golden brown.
- 3
Once the butter is browned, remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly.
- 4
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- 6
Add the browned butter to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Tip: Make sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- 7
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 8
Fold in the diced apples and pears.
- 9
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
- 10
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tip: Let the loaf cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack.
- 11
Let the loaf cool completely before slicing and serving.
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