Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 350 g self-raising flour
  • 1.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 150 g island dried fruit mix (papaya, pineapple, apricot, raisins)
  • 284 ml buttermilk (1 pot)
  • 4 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 egg (beaten, to glaze)

Instruction

  • Mix the flour, bicarb, salt, sugar and dried fruit in a bowl.
  • Pour in the buttermilk and stir together.
  • Bring together with your hands then transfer the dough to a floured surface and form into a round loaf shape. Slash the top.
  • Line your slow cooker pot with baking parchment and place the loaf inside the pot.
  • Beat the egg and brush over the dough (egg wash).
  • Cook for 3 hours on high, with a tea towel under the lid.
  • For the last half hour, turn the loaf over to brown the top.
  • Remove from the pot and allow to cool, then slice to serve.