When you want something home baked but you don’t know what and you don’t want to go to the supermarket so you combine all the scraps at the back of the pantry and make a loaf and hope for the best.

You can manipulate this to fit what you’ve got.

INGREDIENTS

2 c flour

1 c ground almonds

1 tbsp brown sugar

3 tsp baking powder

120 g butter

75 g macadamias (any nuts)

75 g raisins (any fruit)

125 g chocolate (any chocolate)

2 eggs

1 tbsp syrup (golden, honey, maple)

1 mandarin zest and juice (any citrus)

1 c milk

Vanilla

2 tbsp walnuts (any nuts

2 tbsp chocolate (any chocolate)

1 tbsp sugar crystals (any sugar)

Line loaf tin with baking paper. Preheat oven to 155degrees.

Combine the flour, meal, sugar and baking powder. Rub the butter in until fine breadcrumbs.

Add nuts, fruit and chocolate. Set bowl aside

In a separate bowl whisk eggs, syrup, mandarin zest and juice, milk and vanilla.

Combine the two and stir till mixed through. Pour into lined tin.

In a small bowl mix the chopped walnuts, chocolate and sugar. Sprinkle on top of loaf and press down to ensure it sticks.

Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Let me know what pantry combinations you come up with.

Loaf will last for a few good days. Excellent warmed and served with butter