PEANUT AND GINGER LOAF

Ingredients...3 cups of self raising flour, pinch of salt, 1 tsp of ground ginger, 3/4 cup of soft brown sugar, 1/2 cup of sultanas, 1/3 cup of candied ginger , chopped finely, 1/2 cup of granulted nuts,90 gm of butter/ marg, 4 tbs of black treacle, 2 eggs lightly beaten, 2/3 rds cup of milk. Preheat your oven to 160 deg C. Grease a 2kg loaf pan and line the base and sides with baking paper. Mix together in a large bowl the flour, salt, ground ginger, sugar, sultanas, chopped candied ginger and peanuts. Mix the beaten eggs and milk together in another bowl. Now place the treacle and butter/marg into a small saucepan and heat gently until melted. Add the treacle mixture to the dry ingredients and gradually beat in the egg and milk mixture until well blended. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and bake in the preheated oven for 1 and 1/4 hours or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly in the pan before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. This spiced loaf can be eaten as a plain cake drizzled with a little honey or cut into slices and buttered.