Adapted from a recipe here: http://www.femail.com.au/carrot-orange-and-raisin-loaf.htm that I originally tasted at a Jamaica Blue cafe, and originally published on my blog here, with pic: http://surprisinglydomestic.blogspot.com/2010/01/carrot-orange-and-date-loaf-thermomix.html

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Carrot, orange and date loaf

Ingredients:

100g wholemeal spelt flour
180g plain (all-purpose) flour
2tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
120g raw sugar
4 eggs
1 orange
70g canola oil
130g plain unsweetened yogurt
1tsp ground cinnamon
280g carrot, peeled and cut into large chunks (that was 4 carrots for me)
100g dates

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180C (170C fan-forced) and lightly grease a loaf tin.

2. Grate carrots for 5 seconds on speed 5. Set aside.

3. Chop dates for 5 seconds on speed 7. Add to carrot.

4. Peel orange and grate the peel (minus pith if possible!) for 8 seconds on speed 7. Add to carrot and dates.

5. Quarter the orange, removing remaining pith. Juice for 20 seconds on speed 8. Pour into a cup.

6. Add remaining ingredients and orange juice to TMX bowl, mix for 20 seconds on speed 5.

7. Add carrots, dates and orange zest. Mix for 20 seconds in REVERSE on speed 4.

8. Pour into prepared tin and bake for about 45-60 minutes until cooked through. It will still appear a little moist on the skewer, I tend to listen to it, if you can hear it bubbling it's not finished yet. Cool for 10 minutes in tin before turning out onto a wire rack.

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Tip: Don't worry about cleaning the Thermomix bowl out in between steps, scrape it down as much as you can and leave it at that - it's all going in together.

Very interested if anyone tries it, it's the first recipe I've converted and shared with others

members' comments

SuzieG - my version was made with subbing craisins for the dates. Yummy, yummy, yummy.