Seek out malt extract from a good bakery and make your own dried fruit-packed treacly malt loaf – great for picnics or a yummy afternoon snack for kids. Place the sugar, malt extract ...

This fruit bread, studded with pineapple, cherries, currants and dates, is an ideal travelling companion, as it’s quite substantial. It also toasts really well. Line a 20cm/8in round deep cake ...

This gluten-free loaf was inspired by German cake recipes from a 13th-century cookbook ... He likes to fold in candied citrus peels to make a French fruit cake; he also loves plain slices dipped ...