Old Fashioned Tea Brack Recipe
As the weather begins to cool, an old fashioned Tea brack is just the thing with a cuppa on a chilly afternoon.
Our apple crop is so abundant this year that we’re literally putting them in everything we make. This tea-brack has been a particularly successful combination!
Ingredients
300 ml coldtea (try Earl Grey or Lady Grey for a citrussy tang)
4 tsp Irish whiskey (optional)
110 g sultanas
220 g currants or raisins
120g diced eating apple
200 g brown sugar
225 g self-raising flour
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp mixed spice or cinnamon
honey, for glazing (optional)
Method
1. Place the cold tea and whiskey (if using) in a bowl. Add in the sultanas, cover and set aside to soak overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4.
3. Mix together the remaining ingredients with the soaked fruit and the soaking liquid.
4. Transfer the mixture to a well-oiled loaf tin.
5. Bake for 1 hour, 30 minutes until risen and set.
6. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes in its tin, then turn out and cool on a wire rack. Glaze with honey if required.
Serve in slices with butter and store in an airtight tin.