Ingredients
150g unsalted butter, plus extra to grease
150g soft dark brown sugar
150g golden syrup
200ml milk
250g plain flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1½ tsp baking powder
2 large free-range eggs, beaten
75g pecans, roughly chopped
1 small ginger stem chopped finely
2 eating apples, peeled, cored and chopped into small chunks.
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ fan 160°C/ gas 4 and line a 2 litre loaf tin with baking paper. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a small saucepan then once melted, remove the pan from the heat and stir through the milk before leaving to cool.
2. Using a sieve, add the flour, dry spices and baking powder into a bowl. Create a hole in the centre and pour in the cooled sugar mixture. Add the flour mixture using a circular motion, then fold through the beaten eggs, pecans, stem ginger and apples.
3. Finally pour the mixture into the tin and bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until cooked thoroughly.
