Tea Bread
Recipe: #19370
May 29, 2015
Categories: Breads, Fruit, Raisin, British, Brunch, Entertaining, Fall/Autumn, Potluck, Oven Bake, Low Fat, Vegetarian, Quick Breads more
"This is a simple, easy fruit loaf which is made from real tea (used to be tea-leaves many years ago, which you strained the liquid from) now tea bags are easier and less messy. The fruit (sultanas or raisins) is soaked in the hot tea for a few hours or overnight then flour, sugar, and egg is added and baked. Different flavors can be added like orange marmalade, or ovaltine to give a malty taste to it. Nuts can be added also - excellent with walnuts or pecans. It is delicious served sliced - spread with cream cheese or buttered with a slice of cheese as a snack or just as it is."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (259.9 g)
- Calories 693.1
- Total Fat - 5.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 1 g
- Cholesterol - 69.4 mg
- Sodium - 168.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 159.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.5 g
- Sugars - 104.9 g
- Protein - 10.7 g
- Calcium - 194.1 mg
- Iron - 3.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Put the first 4 ingredients into a mixing bowl and leave overnight.
Step 2
The next day add the last 4 ingredients, you can add the marmalade or the ovaltine here if you wish and mix well together.
Step 3
Bake at 300 degrees in a greased bread tin for 1-1 1/2 hours.
Step 4
Cool and serve.
Step 5
Cut into slices and buttered.
Step 6
This loaf improves with keeping if stored in an airtight container.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.