Sufra Dayma:

Mandarin, Marmalade and Almond Loaves

By Moushira Abdel-Malek

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Makes 2

Ingredients:

1 cup self-raising flour

2 eggs (at room temperature)

1/2 cup castor sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

3/4 cup yoghurt

3/4 cup ground almonds

2 large mandarins (peeled, chopped, seeded)

1/3 cup citrus marmalade (warmed)

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

125 gms butter

Corn oil for coating

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Coat two 3-cup capacity non-stick loaf pans with oil. With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale. Add eggs, one at a time, plus vanilla, beating to combine. Add flour, almond, yoghurt, mandarin and cinnamon. Stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared pans and smooth surfaces. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack. Dollop with marmalade and serve warm.