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11/Mar/2007

Islay Loaf, Some Islay Baking

During a recent e-mail exchange with Jonneke from the Netherlands she sent me the recipe for an ‘Islay Loaf’. She had found it in a book Traditional Scottish Cookery by Margaret Fairlie, although I've now also found it in An Islay Cookbook by Carol Ogilvie. While I don't know why it is called Islay Loaf I finally set out to do some Islay baking this morning:

First the ingredients:

• 6 oz (170g) raisins
• 6 oz (170g) brown sugar
• 1/2 pint (300ml) cold water
• 1 tblsp golden syrup
• 1 tblsp butter
• 10 oz (285g) self-raising flour
• 2 tblsp baking powder/ soda
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Now on to the preparation:

• Boil together the raisins, sugar, water, golden syrup and butter
• Allow to cool down again
• Fold in the flour, baking powder, spice and walnuts
• Bake in a greased and lined 8-inch cake tin in a moderate oven (350-375°F/ 180-190°C) for about 1 hour

I set my kitchen timer to 55min, which with my fan assisted oven seemed to be more than enough. I think 50min probably would have been enough. It turned out very nice, this afternoon I cut it open and enjoyed it with a nice cup of tea. May be I should also try it with a nice wee dram of Islay Single Malt?

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