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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (196g) Recipe makes 10 servings
Calories 686
Calories from Fat 211		(30%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 23.5g	36%
	Saturated Fat 13.7g	68%
	Monounsaturated Fat 6.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 97mg		32%
Sodium 248mg		10%
Potassium 862mg		24%
Total Carbohydrate 113.3g		37%
	Dietary Fiber 12.6g	50%
	Sugars 45.9g
Protein 16.2g		32%
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Guernsey Gache

Recipe #389530 | 3 hours | 2 hours prep | add private note

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By: Coasty
Sep 9, 2009

A traditional fruit cake from the Channel Islands. I have not made this but have eaten many and with a good strong pot of tea. From From www.islandlife.org

SERVES 10 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

750 g whole meal flour
250 g guernsey butter
2 eggs
125 g candied orange peel
500 g sultanas (or currants if preferred)
125 ml guernsey milk
60 g dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon salt
60 g dark brown sugar

Directions

1
Heat oven to 350°F.
2
Warm the milk and set aside.
3
Cream up the butter with sugar, add eggs then mix with the flour. Add some yeast & a pinch of salt.
4
Make a depression in the dough and pour in the warm milk. Add the rest of the yeast and fruit, mixing & kneading the dough.
5
Leave to rise in a warm room for two hours. Knead again and grease a cake tin. Tip in the gache and cook for one hour in a moderate oven until golden brown.