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Honey Tea Loaf

Rating: 1 user(s) have rated this recipe Average rating: 5.0
Posted by: pip phillips, on 27/05/2011, in category "Baking Sweet"
Views: this recipe has been read 666 times Summary:

Ingredients

  • 225g (8oz) raisins
  • 75g (3oz) set honey
  • 300ml (½pt) freshly made strong tea
  • 2 eggs, size 3, lightly beaten
  • 275g (10oz) whole-wheat flour
  • 2.5ml (½tsp)ground mixed spice
  • 15ml (1tbsp) baking powder

Preparation Time

2 hrs (including soaking)

Cooking Time

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves

Makes one

Cooking Instructions

Place the raisins in a bowl. Stir the honey into the tea and pour this over raisins. Leave to soak for 2 hours. Stir the eggs into the raisin mixture.

Pre-heat oven to 180oC, 350oF, Gas Mark 4. Mix the flour with the spice and baking powder then mix these dry ingredients into the raisin mixture. Transfer to a greased 900g (2lb) loaf tin and bake for about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Cook on a wire rack and serve sliced and buttered.

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