STEP 1:

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 and grease and line a loaf tin.

STEP 2:

Drain the Del Monte® peaches and chop them roughly.

STEP 3:

Combine the plain and wholemeal flours, wheatgerm, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl.

STEP 4:

In a separate, smaller bowl, mix together the crème fraiche, whole egg, egg whites, groundnut oil and almond essence. Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the crème fraiche mixture and stir gently until combined. Fold in the Del Monte® peaches.

STEP 5:

Spoon the mixture into the tin and smooth the top. Bake in the oven for one hour. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then on a wire rack, and ensure the loaf cools completely before slicing and serving with lashings of butter and jam or marmalade!