Apple n' Fruit Tea Bread !!

Ingredients

125 gms of Butter

100 gms of soft light brown sugar (you can use upto 125.Sugar is something am hesitant to)

100-200 gms of sultanas (according to your taste.Mine is 100 gms)

150 ml Apple juice1 Apple,peeled, cored and chopped

2 Medium Eggs beaten

275 gms of Plain Flour

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

To Decorate

1 Apple,Cored and Sliced

1tsp Lime Juice

Directions

• Preheat the Oven to 180 degree.Oil and line the base of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with non-stick baking paper or just prepare it with butter and flour
• Put the butter,sugar,sultanas and apple juice in a small saucepan.Heat gently,stirring occasionally until the butter has melted.Tip into a bowl and leave to cool
• Stir in the chopped apple and beaten eggs.Sift the flour,spices and bicarbonate of soda over the apple mixture
• Stir into the sultana mixture,spoon into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top level with the back of a spoon
• Toss the apple slices in lemon juice and arrange on top. 
•  Bake in the preheated oven for for 50 mts.
•  Now,Cover with tinfoil to prevent from browning too much
•  Bake for 30-35 minutes more or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean
•  Leave in the tin for 10 mts before turning out to cool on to a wire rack

 Sending this tea bread to Akheela's Food Palette Series Brown and Rumana's Treat To The Eye - Series 2.