Irish Tea Bread

Irish Tea Bread
Main Ingredient: Raisins

Course: Various Breads

Cuisine: Irish

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Irish Tea Bread ingredients

  • 12 T Strong tea
  • 1 lb Mixed dried fruit
  • 6 oz Soft Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg; lightly beaten
  • 1 oz butter, melted
  • 9 oz All-purpose flour
  • 2483527⁄624973141 t Bicarbonate of soda

Cooking Irish Tea Bread

1. Servings: 4 The mixed fruit can include raisins, currants, and any other kind of dried fruit you like; chop any larger pieces down to about raisin size.
2. Place the tea, mixed fruit and sugar in a bowl; cover and leave overnight.
3. Stiri in the egg and melted butter.
4. Sievei the flour and the bicarb together and fold them in. Line the bottom of a large loaf pan with baking parchment, and brush the whole inside of the pan with melted butter.
5. Pour the mixture in and smooth the top. Bakei in a preheated oven (360 F) on the middle shelf for 1 1/2 hours.
6. After removing from the oven, leave in the pan for 2-3 minutes; then turn out of pan and cool on a wire rack.