Easy and Delicious Vegan Sultana Loaf

A simple, old-fashioned sultana loaf cake, achingly easy to make and the perfect treat to go with a cup of tea (egg and dairy-free)

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I was definitely a non-dried fruit child, I couldn't stand fruit cakes, or christmas puddings, or scones. You could say that I missed out on a lot of good flavours as a kid, but I do think that our tastebuds develop and evolve over time.

I've written extensively here about other foods that I really didn't enjoy: tomatoes, most fruit (still am a bit fruit-phobic tbh), onion that wasn't finely chopped, most fatty meats (shout out to 12 year old vegetarian me!) and milk. To this day, I still cannot drink a glass of milk, no matter if it's coconut or almond. It still reminds me of being a dairy-intolerant child, with a nervous mother, who put the fear of god into me about drinking milk, lest I project vomit everywhere.

However. There was a few dishes that I loved that did include dried fruit, deliciously doughy hot cross buns and my nan's sultana buns.

Sadly for this post however, I am not baking either of those. I am still refining buns. I find that they often sink in the middle, so that's a work in progress. However, what I did make was something that I might have enjoyed when I was younger, and that's a sultana loaf.

What is Sultana Loaf?

Sultana Loaf is, contrary to the name, not a bread, but a loaf cake. What makes this sultana loaf special is how healthy it is! I know, a healthy cake is often a boring cake, but this is full of fruity flavour from the juicy sultanas which have been soaked first in black tea.

How do you make a simple Vegan Sultana Loaf?

So, whilst this loaf is very, very quick to mix up, you do need to do a little prep the day before, by soaking your sultanas in some freshly brewed black tea.

• Place the sultanas in a small bowl, and cover with the tea. Leave overnight to steep and plump up. No need to refrigerate.
• The next day, add all the ingredients, including the sultanas and tea to a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Pour into a prepared loaf tin and bake.
• That's it! It really is that simple.
• I do recommend that once the loaf has cooled, that you wrap it in clingfilm and leave it for a day or two, for the flavours to mature a bit more.

It will last for up to a week in the tin. Some of my work colleagues loved to spread slices of it with butter, but I enjoyed it plain.

Modifications

• You can replace the sultanas with raisins, although they will not plump up quite as much. You could also use chopped dates instead.
• You can use all white flour, instead of wholemeal.
• You can use soft brown sugar instead of demerara sugar.

Try my other simple vegan baking recipes

• The Best Vegan Banana Bread
• Quince and Cardamom Tea Loaf
• Easy Vegan Rock Cakes
• Shortbread Plum Squares
• Easy Spiced Pumpkin Squares
• Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
• A Classic Pumpkin Pie
• Overnight Cinnamon Rolls

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Low Fat Vegan Sultana Loaf

YIELD 8 slices

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Soaking the Sultanas: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 52 minutes

A deliciously quick fruit loaf that is low in fat but high in flavour!

Metric - US Customary

Equipment

• 1 2lb Loaf Tin lined

Ingredients

• 225 g Wholemeal Flour or use plain flour for a lighter sponge
• 175 g Demerara Sugar
• 170 ml Black Tea or use your favourite tea infusion
• 225 g Sultanas
• 60 ml Plain Yogurt I use Soya
• ¼ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

• Place your sultanas in a medium bowl and cover with the freshly brewed tea. Cover with clingfilm and leave to steep overnight or at least 4 hours
• The next day (or four hours later), preheat oven to 170c
• Add the rest of the ingredients to the sultana mixture and mix well
• Pour this mixture into you lined loaf tin, smoothing the mixture down
• Bake for 50mins-1 hour
• Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. Leave to cool completely.

RECIPE BY Freya

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2mg

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