Name: Lemon fruit twist
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: Fruit twist; 2 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 60 gram butter; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 2 tablespoon sultanas; 2 teaspoon grated lemon rind; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 cup milk (approximate); 2 tablespoon mixed peel; 2 tablespoon chopped glace cherries; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 tablespoon boiling water; Lemon icing; 3/4 cup icing sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 15 gram butter; 1 tablespoon boiling water (approximate)

Lemon fruit twist

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Makes 8 Slice

Prep

10M

Cook

30M

Total

40M

Ingredients

Fruit twist

2 1/4 cup self-raising flour

60 gram butter

1 tablespoon caster sugar

2 tablespoon sultanas

2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup milk (approximate)

2 tablespoon mixed peel

2 tablespoon chopped glace cherries

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoon boiling water

Lemon icing

3/4 cup icing sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

15 gram butter

1 tablespoon boiling water (approximate)

Method

1.Lightly grease an oven tray.

2.Sift flour into bowl, rub in butter. Stir in sugar, sultanas and lemon rind, then egg and enough milk to mix to a soft pliable dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and divide mixture into 3. Roll each third into a roll about 40cm long. Plait the 3 rolls firmly together. Place on to prepared tray, press ends of plait together to form a round shape.

3.Bake in 180°C/355°F oven for about 20 minutes.

4.Brush with sugar glaze. To make sugar glaze combine sugar and water in bowl, stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Bake further 5 minutes. Lift onto wire rack to cool.

5.To make lemon icing: sift icing sugar into bowl, stir in lemon juice, butter and enough water to mix to a pouring consistency.

6.Drizzle fruit twist with icing and sprinkle with peel and cherries.

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