EARL GREY TEA LOAF - YUMMY AND SO SIMPLE TO MAKE from Sue
The prep is done in a trice, then just let the oven do the rest.
INGREDIENTS
75g each of 3 dried fruits (eg raisins, sultanas, currants, chopped apricots, cranberries or chopped dates, you choose)
1/2 pint earl grey tea (using a bag)
250g/9oz refined flour (65)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
200g/7oz soft brown sugar
1 egg beaten
Soak the fruit overnight in the tea (leave the teabag in).
Pre-heat the oven 180˚C/Gas 4.
Drain fruit and add sifted flour, baking powder and spices. Mix in well.
Add sugar and egg and mix in.
Gradually add the juice from the soaked fruit (minus teabag!) until you get a nice gooey mix that will flop rather than pour into a 450g/1 lb loaf tin lined with greaseproof.
Bake for approx one hour. Check the cake is cooked by putting a skewer into the middle. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Leave to cool for ten minutes.
Place an oval plate over the loaf-tin and reverse. Peel greaseproof off the cake and reverse onto a wire rack. Leave to cool.
The cake is delish on its own, with butter or, if a bit gooey, with a glob of cream. Leaf likes it like that.
Enjoy!
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