Ingredients

• 2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1 cup mashed peeled feijoas
• ¾ cup honey
• 1 egg
• grated rind of 1 orange
• 100 grams butter, softened

Method

1. Set the oven rack in the centre of the oven. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Grease and line the base of a mediium (22cm x 9cm) loaf tin with baking paper.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour and mixed spice. Make a well in the cetnre by pushing the flour out to the edges of the bowl.
3. In a jug, beat together the mashed feijoas, honey, egg and orange rind and pour into the well.
4. Add the butter and beat well for 1 minute with a wooden spoon until soft and whipped in texture.
5. Transfer to the prepared loaf tin and level off.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
7. Remove from the oven and stand for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack to cool.
8. Serve warm, thickly sliced or cold and lightly buttered.

Cooks Tips

- 7-8 medium sized feijoas will yield 1 cup of mashed fruit.

- Mellow flavoured honeys are the best for baking - they include manuka, rata, pohutukawa, North Island cover and avocado honey. These warmer-toned honeys willnot overpower fruits, be they fresh or dried and will still provide a delicious honey flavour.