by Bryony Harrison (follow)

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It always annoyed me that plum bread never actually contained any plums. I used to think that it was like mince meat pies - the pies used to contain meat, but it was slowly phased out and replaced with fruit. I recently learnt, however, that there never were any plums in plum bread; the reason for the name actually stems back to the 18th century. It turns out that during the Victorian period, raisins were actually called plums. I love finding out about the history of words, and how it links up to how our language works today.

Anyway, the mystery might be solved, but I still find the fact annoying. I therefore made my own recipe for plum bread that yes, indeed contains plums. Based on brands I used, each slice is about 124 calories.

Preparation Time: 35 minutes
Cooking Time: 1 hour
Makes: 15 servings

Ingredients
200g wholemeal self-raising flour
100g margarine
100g Truvia sweetener (or caster sugar if you prefer)
80g seedless raisins
80g sultanas
40g prunes
1 plum
1 large egg
2 tbsp light soya milk
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda


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Categories
#Plum Bread
#Afternoon Tea
#Cakes
#Plums
#Dried Fruit

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