Recipe
This plaited fruit loaf is simple to make and is sure to earn you ‘star baker’ status. Packed with apricots, sultanas and chopped apple, and scented with orange zest and cinnamon, it’s a taste sensation. Enjoy for breakfast, buttered as toast or as a teatime treat. It freezes beautifully, so why not slice and freeze to enjoy on a rainy day!
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After a long and wet winter, it’s a real treat to look forward to spring and spend some time pottering in the garden, walking in the countryside, and watching the local wildlife. It’s a moment of the year when new life is abundant and the possibilities seem, somehow, endless. This month we have our annual gardening special, 30 pages of inspiration and advice, featuring beautiful gardens, exclusive interviews and some vital gardening know-how from the likes of Pippa Greenwood and Lucy Hutchings. And for those whose lawns are looking a bit ragged after winter storms, there’s the chance to win a cordless lawnmower from Cobra worth £329.
Away from all things green-fingered, chef Miranda Gore Browne is looking ahead to Easter – a time of family, tradition and glorious food. In this edition, you’ll find a recipe for a wholesome cottage pie, quirky iced Easter bunnies and a seriously indulgent chocolate fudge cake, decorated with moreish mini eggs.
Countryside are delighted to partner with Tanners Wine Merchants to…