Irish Tea Bread

== Description ==
Irish Tea Bread (original name: Brack Irish Tea Bread) is a moist, dense fruit cake. It's best served sliced thinly with butter and eaten before it has cooled down.
* Serves 4
== Ingredients ==
* 12 tablespoons strong tea
* 1 cup hot water
* 1 lb mixed dried fruit
* 6 oz brown sugar
* 1 egg, lightly beaten
* 1 oz melted butter
* 9 oz all-purpose flour
* ½ tablespoon bicarbonate of soda 
== Directions ==
# For the mixed fruit, you can use raisins, currants and any other dried fruit.
# Chop fruit to raisin-size pieces.
# Brew tea in hot water.
# In a bowl, combine tea and mixed fruit.
# Leave to soak for at least 2 hours (soaking overnight is best).
# Preheat oven to 360°F (175°C).
# Add sugar, egg and melted butter to the tea and fruit mixture.
# Sieve the flour and bicarbonate of soda and fold mixture in.
# Line bottom of loaf pan with baking parchment or greaseproof paper.
# Pour mixture in loaf pan and smoothen the top.
# Bake for 1½ hours.
# Remove from pan.
# Cool, or serve warm. 
Category:Irish Desserts
Category:Irish Snacks
Category:Sweet bread Recipes
Category:Brown sugar Recipes
Category:Dried fruit Recipes
Category:Tea Recipes
Category:Egg Recipes