Allyson Gofton joins Kerre McIvor to talk about her recipe for a Avocado Oil health loaf.
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Avocado Oil Health Loaf
A delicious dried fruit- and nut-packed loaf prepared with avocado oil in place of butter or olive oil. Avocado oil brings a rich mellow flavour to the loaf, which only intensifies a few days after baking.
Preparation time:Â 20 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour
Makes: 1
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Ingredients
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â oranges
1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â cup chopped dried prunes and/or figs
¼        cup chopped nuts – use your favourite
¼        cup medium-flavoured honey (manuka is good here)
½        cup brown sugar
¾        cup avocado oil
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â eggs, lightly beaten
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â teaspoons vanilla essence or orange oil
1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â cup flour
1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â tablespoon baking powder
2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â teaspoons mixed spice
1 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â cup wholemeal flour
¾        cup wheat germ
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Method
Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and line a medium-sized  loaf tin with baking paper.
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Grate the rind from the oranges, cut away the bitter white pith and finely dice the flesh.
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In a large bowl mix together the orange rind and flesh, prunes and/or figs, nuts, honey, brown sugar, avocado oil, eggs and vanilla with a wooden spoon, beating lightly until smooth.
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Sift the flour, baking powder and mixed spice together and fold into the wet ingredients with the wholemeal flour and wheat germ. Turn into the prepared loaf tin and level off as well as possible.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack to cool completely. Ice with a simple orange icing (page 00) and decorate with orange rind if desired.
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