Rustic spiced apple loaf

There is a lot of spice to this loaf, but feel free to tone it down if that is not your thing, just a teaspoon of cinnamon works wonders.

Ingredients

½ cup	Brown sugar
2 Tbsp	Golden syrup
⅓ cup	Olive oil
2 small	Apples (Main)
1 ⅓ cups	Rye flour (Main)
2 tsp	Baking powder
1	Egg
⅓ cup	Milk
1 Tbsp	Cinnamon (Main)
1 tsp	Nutmeg
1 tsp	Allspice
½ tsp	Cloves
1 handful	Sliced almonds
1 Tbsp	Raw granulated sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180. Peel, core and dice the apples into 1cm pieces. Place apple in a microwave proof bowl, add a tablespoon of water, cover and place in the microwave for 2 minutes until just tender.
2. Combine brown sugar, golden syrup and olive oil in a large mixing bowl and mix well until sugar begins to dissolve. Add the egg, mixing thoroughly until combined, add milk, mixing well.
3. In a seperate bowl combine dry ingredients, including spices. Drain any excess water from apples and toss through dry ingredients.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix together thoroughly.
5. Pour mixture into a lined loaf tin. Spread over sliced almonds and sprinkle with sugar. and a little extra cinnamon. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
6. Serve slices warm or cold, smeared with a healthy slathering of butter.

See more spiced recipes

• Red lentil and butternut dahl
• Yemeni spice blend (hawaayij)