Carob Bread with Fig and Walnuts

Name: Carob Bread with Fig and Walnuts
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: portuguese
Ingredients: 150g of flour;; 175g of oat flour;; 50g of carob flour;; 1 tablespoon of corn flour;; 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate;; 1 teaspoon of powder cinnamon;; 1 teaspoon of salt;; 100 ml of molasses;; 2 cups of quark cheese;; ¾ cup of milk;; 1 lemon zest;; 100g of walnuts;; 100g of dried figs;; Fig with Walnuts Jam;

Ingredients:

►150g of flour;

►175g of oat flour;

►50g of carob flour;

►1 tablespoon of corn flour;

►1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate;

►1 teaspoon of powder cinnamon;

►1 teaspoon of salt;

►100 ml of molasses;

►2 cups of quark cheese;

►¾ cup of milk;

►1 lemon zest;

►100g of walnuts;

►100g of dried figs;

►Fig with Walnuts Jam;

Product Used:

Traditional Fig with Walnuts Jam

Made by:

Joana Morais, author of the blog “Prazer a Cozinhar”

Preparation:

1.Start by pre-heating the oven at 170º. Next, line with greaseproof paper an English cake tin. In a bowl, mix the flours, salt, sodium bicarbonate and cinnamon.

2.In another bowl, mix the quark cheese, milk, lemon zest and only in the end the molasses.

3.Little by little, start adding this mixture (liquids) to the other bowl with the dry ingredients. Gently involve. The dough will seem thick. Add the dried figs and walnuts, previously chopped, and add them into the dough.

4.Place the dough in the form, without smoothing the top, and take it to the oven for about 45/60 minutes.

5.After cooked, place the cake in a serving plate and let it cool completely before slicing it. Take a slice and spread generous amounts of fig and walnut jam.