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🔥 Step 1: Preheat
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
- Grease or line a loaf pan
🥣 Step 2: Prepare dry mix
- In a bowl, whisk together:
flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon
🍇 Step 3: Coat fruits & nuts
- Toss dried fruits and nuts with 1 tbsp flour
👉 This keeps them from sinking
🥛 Step 4: Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, mix:
milk, sugar, oil (or butter), vanilla, and vinegar
- Stir until sugar dissolves
🔄 Step 5: Combine
- Add dry ingredients into wet mixture
- Mix gently until smooth (don’t overmix)
- Fold in fruits and nuts
🍰 Step 6: Bake
- Pour batter into the pan
- Bake for 35–45 minutes
- Toothpick should come out clean
❄️ Step 7: Cool
- Let cool completely before slicing
- This helps the texture set perfectly
💡 Pro Tips
- Soak fruits in warm juice or milk for 10 minutes for extra moisture 🍊
- Use brown sugar for deeper flavor
- Add orange zest for a bakery-style aroma
😍 Optional Variations
- Christmas version: Add spices + rum-soaked fruits
- Healthy version: Use whole wheat flour
- Luxury twist: Add honey + caramel drizzle
