Date, Prune and Walnut Loaf

This is a Delia Smith recipe, and was my first ever loaf. It turned out really well, it was deliciously tasty and had a really nice texture. Here's the recipe.

Ingredients:

3oz (75g) pitted, ready-to-eat prunes
4oz (110g) butter, at room temperature (plus extra for greasing)
6oz (175g) soft brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4oz (110g) wholewheat flour
4oz (110g) plain flour
a pinch of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3oz (75g) pitted dates
4oz (110g) walnuts, roughly chopped
3 or 4 tablespoons milk

Method:

Butter a 9x12 inch loaf tin

1. Butter a 9x12 inch loaf tin.  
2. Chop the prunes and dates into chunks.
3. In a large mixing bowl cream 4oz (110g) butter and the sugar together till     pale and fluffy. Delia says until pale white, but using dark brown sugar there was no way mine was going to go pale white, so I settled for ‘a bit paler’.
4. Add the beaten eggs a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Sift the flours, salt and baking powder, and, using a metal spoon, fold them  carefully into the creamed mixture.



Loaf mix

6. Add the prunes, dates and walnuts, followed by the milk, and mix them in before transferring the mixture to the tin. Spread the mixture out evenly and bake for one hour, until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.