Tasty Fruit Loaf

• 150 g dried apricots
• 10 large pitted prunes, cut in half
• 5 dried pear halves, cut into 4
• 5 dried peaches, cut in half
• 2 cups water
• 2 small ripe bananas
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 12 cup ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon of grated orange rind

1. Place all of the dried fruit in a pot with the water.
2. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Cover and cool.
4. Remove 10 of the apricot halves and blend to a puree with the cooking liquid and the bananas.
5. Place in a mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients and lightly mix.
6. Line the bottom of a greased loaf tin with baking paper.
7. Pour mixture into tin.
8. Bake at 180 degrees celsius for approximately 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
9. Cool in the tin for about 10 minutes.
10. Turn loaf onto a cake rack to cool.

apricots, prunes, pear halves, peaches, water, bananas, flour, ground almonds, orange rind

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tasty-fruit-loaf-181644 (may not work)