irish tea brack

Name: Irish tea brack
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: - 300 ml cold tea; - 110 g sultanas; - 220 g currants or raisins; - 55 g chopped glacé cherries; - 55 g chopped mixed candied peel; - 200 g brown sugar; - 225 g self-raising flour; - 1 egg, beaten; - 1 tsp ground nutmeg; - honey, for glazing (optional)

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stephanie Brooks

longview, TX

Updated on Mar 14, 2012

For a delicious tea-time treat try this simple recipe for a traditional, fruit-filled Irish tea bread

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

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yield makes 1 loaf

Ingredients

- 300 ml cold tea
- 110 g sultanas
- 220 g currants or raisins
- 55 g chopped glacé cherries
- 55 g chopped mixed candied peel
- 200 g brown sugar
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- honey, for glazing (optional)

How To Make irish tea brack

Step 1

Place 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.

Step 2

Preheat the oven 350
Step 3

In a mixing bowl, mix together the sugar, self-raising flour, beaten egg, nutmeg and soaked fruit, with its soaking liquid until well-mixed.
Step 4

Transfer the mixture to a well-oiled loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour, 30 minutes until risen and set.
Step 5

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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