Fruit and nut brioche

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1tablespoonFresh yeast
150millilitresLukewarm milk
250gramsFlour
4Eggs beaten
1pinchOf salt
4tablespoonsSugar
½cupAlmonds
½cupHazelnuts
¼cupRaisins or sultanas
cupCurrants
cupDried apricots, sliced
A few glace cherries
170gramsPure New Zealand Unsalted Creamery Butter, softened but not melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 170C. Dissolve yeast in milk. Add flour, eggs, salt, sugar, nuts and fruit. Beat well. cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk. Punch down, add butter and beat well making sure there are no lumps of butter. Pour in to well buttered loaf tin (the mixture should half fill the tin). Allow to rise again until the tin is ¾ full. Bake at 170 C until a skewer comes out clean-about 20-25 minutes. Cool before slicing Serves 6.