irish tea brack
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For a delicious tea-time treat try this simple recipe for a traditional, fruit-filled Irish tea bread
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
Ingredients For irish tea brack
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300 ml cold tea
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110 g sultanas
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220 g currants or raisins
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55 g chopped glacé cherries
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55 g chopped mixed candied peel
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200 g brown sugar
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225 g self-raising flour
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1 egg, beaten
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1 tsp ground nutmeg
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honey, for glazing (optional)
How To Make irish tea brack
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1Place the cold tea and whiskey in a bowl. Add in the sultanas, currants, glace cherries and mixed peel. Cover and set aside to soak overnight.
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2Preheat the oven 350
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3In a mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, self-raising flour, beaten egg, nutmeg and soaked fruit, with its soaking liquid until well-mixed.
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4Transfer the mixture to a well-oiled loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour, 30 minutes until risen and set.
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5Remove 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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