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Fruity teabread

What could be more tempting with a cup of tea, than freshly made fruity tea loaf.

Fruity teabread

Meal type: Dessert, Snack

Serves: 10

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 53 minutes

  1. Combine dried fruit and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add hot tea; mix well. Cover and leave to soak at room temperature for at least 8 hours or overnight, until fruit is plumped up.
  2. Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 900g (2lb) loaf tin; set aside.
  3. Stir eggs and orange zest into soaked fruit mixture; add flour and mixed spice, mixing well. Turn mixture into prepared loaf tin; level surface. Bake in oven for 45–60 minutes or until browned on top and a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
  4. Cool slightly in tin; turn out on to a wire rack and cool. Serve warm or cold on its own, or spread with a little sunflower spread or honey.

Cook's tips

  • For a packed lunch, wrap individual slices of teabread in foil.
  • This teabread will keep for a few days, if you wrap it in foil once cooked.
  • You can also freeze it for up to 1 month.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 886kJ 210kcal 11%
Carbs 40.6g -
Fat 2g Low 3%
Saturates 0.4g Low 2%
Sugar 27.3g High 30%
Salt 0.3g Low 5%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

175g (6oz) ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped

175g (6oz) ready-to-eat dried figs, chopped

115g (4oz) sultanas

115g (4oz) light brown soft sugar

225ml (8fl oz) strong hot brewed (strained) tea (such as Darjeeling or breakfast tea)

2 large eggs, beaten

1 tsp finely grated orange zest

225g (8oz) self-raising wholemeal flour

2 tsp ground mixed spice

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