Take 4 Ingredients: Citrus Loaf

Food and finance go hand in hand. Kim McCosker, wife, mother of three young boys and co-author of the 4 Ingredients books, comes to the rescue with easy and cheap recipes.

CITRUS LOAF

1 cup sultanas

2 oranges, juiced

1 & 1/4 cups self-raising flour

1 egg, beaten

Soak sultanas in one cup of orange juice for at least two hours. Sift in flour and add egg. Spoon into a paper-lined loaf tin and bake in a preheated 180C oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until cooked through.

Optional: Sprinkle with cinnamon before baking and serve warm with lots of butter.

4 Ingredients Fast, Fresh & Healthy,

by Kim McCosker, Random House, $34.99