Earl Grey Tea Bread
This delectable Earl Grey Tea Bread is made with dried fruit that has been soaked overnight in Merlin’s Favourite Earl Grey Tea. After that, it’s just a quick stir and a couple of hours later, you’ve got yourself a delicious tea loaf.
Ingredients For Earl Grey Tea Bread
- 175g/6oz currants
- 175g/6oz sultanas
- 300ml10fl oz strong hot Merlin’s Favourite Earl Grey tea
- 275g/9¾oz self-raising flour
- 225g/8oz light muscovado sugar
- 1 large free-range egg, beaten
- butter, for greasing, plus extra to serve
How to Make Earl Grey Tea Bread
- Pour the hot Earl Grey tea over the currants and sultanas in a bowl. Stir well, cover, and soak overnight to absorb the liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with non-stick baking paper and grease it.
- Toss the flour, sugar, and egg into the bowl of soaking fruit (a little extra liquid is acceptable) and thoroughly combine.
- Fill the prepared tin halfway with batter and level the top. Bake for 105 minutes, or until the cake rises and is firm to the touch, but check it after 75 minutes to see how it’s coming along. Allow 10 minutes for cooling in the tin.
- Remove the paper from the cake and turn it out. To serve, slice the bread into thick slices and spread with butter.