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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!

traditional tea brack recipe

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.

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