Pineapple Loaf

Family Circle Favourite Bakery Recipes, Sydney 1986

Pineapple Loaf

2 ½ cups plain flour; 4 tsp baking powder; pinch salt; ¼ cup sugar; 1 X 450g can crushed pineapple, drained; 1 egg; grated rind 1 lemon; 60g (2oz) butter or margarine, melted; ¼ cup evaporated milk

1. Sift together in a bowl, flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in sugar. Add all remaining ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined

2. Place in a greased loaf tine 2X12cm (9X5in) with the base lined with greased, greaseproof paper and bake in a moderate oven 55-60 minutes until cooked. Test with a fine skewer before removing from oven. If skewer is clean, the loaf is cooked. Serve sliced with butter. Freezes well.

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