Mary Berry Tea Bread
| Mixed Dried Fruit (225g) Cold Strained Black Tea (180ml) Dark Soft Brown Sugar (100g) Self-Raising Flour (225g) Eggs (2 large) |
| Soak the fruit – Ideally with cold tea overnight but at least 4 hours and hot tea if time is short. Preheat oven – 160°C (fan 140°C). Grease and line a 2 lb loaf tin. Mix the batter – Stir remaining ingredients into the soaked fruit. Don’t drain the tea—it all goes in. Mix just until combined. It’ll be thick but glossy. Bake – Level the mix into the tin and bake for 1 hour until cooked through. Cool – Leave in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. It firms up as it cools—don’t rush it. |