Fruit Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

75 ml semi-skimmed milk
375 g plain flour
42 g dried yeast
2 tbsp sugar
150 g butter, softened
1/2 None lemon, zested
30 g ground almonds
100 g raisins
50 g currants
1 tsp cardamom
30 g candied lemon peel

Preparation

Heat milk until lukewarm. Place the flour in a bowl, create a well in the middle, crumble in the yeast, pour in the warm milk and mix well with half the sugar until a dough is formed. Place the dough in a warm place for about 30 minutes.
Mix the butter, remaining sugar, a pinch of salt, lemon zest, almonds, raisins, currants, cardamom and candied peel together then mix in with the dough. Knead well and let it proof in a warm place for another 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Turn the dough out onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and form a loaf shape. Leave to proof for another 15 minutes in a warm place then bake for 45-50 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into slices.