Tea bread

Method

• step 1

  Tip fruit into bowl and pour over hot tea. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes.

• step 2

  Once tea has been absorbed into fruit then mix together

• step 3

  flour, egg, marmalade or treacle if using and sugar. Stir in all fruit and any leftover tea.

• step 4

  Pour into a lined loaf tin and bake for 1 hour at 180 degrees. Test with a skewer. If it comes out clean it is done if there is mix on it leave for another 5 mins before checking again.

• step 5

  Serve warm or cold with butter.