Wheat and Dry Fruit Bread

Wheat and Dry Fruit Bread

Preheat 180C

Baking time: 30-35 minutes

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup of Jaggery  (Can be reduced to 1/4 cup if you want less sweetness )
• 1/2 cup of yogurt 
• 3/4 cup of oil
• 2 cup wheat flour 
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder 
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 
• 1/4 of chopped dry fruits(I personally used cashew nuts, raisin and almonds)

Picture of the Wheat and Dry Fruits Bread

Method:

1. Grease the bread pan with melted butter
2. Mix the jaggery, oil and yogurt thoroughly so that the jaggery dissolves.
3. Sieve the wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder together.
4. Add the sieved ingredients to the wet mix(oil, yogurt and jaggery) and mix using cut and fold method.
5. Add 1/2 cup of water gradually to obtain pouring consistency. Instead of water you could also use milk at room temperature.
6. Add the dry fruits to the batter and stir it.
7. Pour the mixture to the bread pan.
8. Spread some  dry fruits on top of the batter too. (Note: Don't put raisins on top as it burns)
9. Bake for 30 minutes.
10. Insert a toothpick to check whether it comes out clean, if yes, the bread is ready. Some ovens may take an extra 2-3 minutes. Always check before taking the bread out of the oven.

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