Fruit and Nut Tea Brack
Serves
8
Total Time
2hrs 15mins
Calories
392
Traditionally served on Halloween in Ireland, this loaf cake is full of dried figs and hazelnuts. It's perfect as a quick tea cake to make year-round. Spread with butter and eat while still warm!
- Raisins300 g
- Dried figs100 gchopped
- Hot earl grey tea300 g
- Orange1zest of
- Light brown sugar150 g
- Ground cinnamon5 g
- Apple pie spice mix5 g
- Egg2
- All purpose flour200 g
- Baking powder7 g
- Hazelnuts75 gtoasted
Ingredients
- 1. Add raisins, dried figs and hot earl grey tea to a clean large mixing bowl
- 2. Soak fruit overnight if possible, or for at least one hour
- 3. Pre-heat oven - 170°C
- 4. Grease a clean loaf pan
- 5. Add orange to the batter
- 6. Add light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, apple pie spice mix and egg to the batter
- 7. Mix briefly until combined
- 8. Add all purpose flour, baking powder and hazelnuts to the batter
- 9. Mix until combined
- 10. Transfer batter to loaf pan
- 11. Bake until skewer tests clean - 50 min, 170°C
- 12. Let cool - approx 5 min
- 13. Slice and eat warm from the oven, with a little butter
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