A lovely, slicing fruit loaf. Use any dried fruit you have. Cuts into 10 slices at 9p a slice

Fruit Loaf

250g self raising flour
190g raisins
125g sugar
125ml vegetable oil
50ml milk
1 egg, beaten
Put some oiled greaseproof paper in the bottom and long sides of a 2lb loaf tin
Heat the oven to 180 fan
Stir all the dry ingredients together.  In a separate bowl/jug, stir  the oil and egg together.  Combine the two and pile into the lined loaf tin
Bake for 50-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean

Cuts into at least 10 slices (when cold, very difficult to cut when still warm, which is when my DP tends to want it – he is so impatient J)

Variations

The dried fruit can be absolutely anything that you want to use
A bit of orange or lemon zest would be lovely
How about a tsp of cinnamon, or mixed spice
Replace some of the flour with a bran based cereal. I had some stale bran flakes for instance and used them up nicely in one of these
If you have any, wholemeal flour is delicious in this

Per serving, 10 slices
Calories  305, Protein   4, Fat  13, Carbohydrate 43
Cost       9p per serving

This is from Meal Plan 1, a complete 7 day plan for 2 adults. Contains 3 meals a day, plus snacks , all recipes and a shopping list