Here is the recipe for the tea loaf that I use. It has been modified slightly from this one for my loaf tins. All measurements are in metric, not sure how it would convert to cups for my American friends..?
Ingredients: 500ml earl grey tea (very strong), a generous splash of a single malt scotch whisky. 500g of mixed dried fruit, 410g self raising flour, 340g dark brown sugar, 2 eggs (beaten).
Method:
1- put the mixed fruit in a bowl, pour over the tea and add a generous splash of your favourite scotch, leave to soak over night.
2-Pre heat oven to 150 degrees centigrade, grease 2 loaf tins then line with baking paper.
3 – sieve in the flour, add the sugar, and pour in the eggs to the soaked fruit. Mix well.
4- divide into the two loaf tins. Bake for 1 and 3/4 hours until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 15 minutes then put on a cooling rack.
5- tuck in. Can be spread with butter. Last a while too but if you are anything like me it will be eaten quickly.
If any of you bake some I’d love to see photos.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Oooh, wow! Sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing. 😀
Not a problem at all.
Cheers,
Pete.
I would like to try this, now that I have an oven again!
I have a Christmas cake recipe that calls for good brandy but I don’t bother, I just put in the cheap stuff… seems to produce the same flavour.
I’m Canadian, we still do most of our recipes in Imperial measurements so I tried to convert them:
2 cups Earl Grey tea (very strong)
a generous splash of a single malt scotch whisky
1 pound of mixed dried fruit (I’d say about another 2 cups, I like a fruity cake)
3 cups self raising flour (this is not usually sold as such in North America, we just add (1 tsp. baking powder, ½ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. baking soda) per each cup of flour)
1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
2 eggs (beaten).
Brian
Cheers! I’m in the US, so you just took the guesswork out from under me! We also happen to share the same name, haha!
Excellent- hope the conversions work for you too.
Cheers,
Pete.
Thanks for the conversion Brian- always muddles my head trying to convert from a weight based measurement to one of volume… I keep thinking about the different densities of everything.
Let me know if you do make some.
Cheers,
Pete.
Sure Pete… I have a stove now, so when the weather cools off I will make it.
We are a versatile and multi-talented group aren’t we!
We certainly are. Cooking is a very important skill imo.
Cheers,
Pete.
Only if you want to enjoy what you eat like I do! Far too much!
I have the same problem … currently on a diet.
Cheers,
Pete.
Me too!
Needs must I guess.
Cheers,
Pete.
making me hungry here at work Pete……..
Sorry 🙂
Cheers,
Pete.
Thanks for posting this Pete! 🙂 Barbara would like to know what size loaf tin your recipe is for? And I notice that the BBC recipe in your link doesn’t include the whisky – they must have accidentally missed that out! 😉
The tins are of two different sizes, the original recipe says go for a 900g/ 2lb loaf tin. Mine are smaller than that so I did half as much again and do two loaf tins worth.
Well spotted on the whisky- my own edition 🙂
Cheers,
Pete.
Wow, this sounds delicious! Wife and I are on a diet right now, but I’m breaking this recipe out on the holidays!
Thanks- it will be a good holiday treat for you I think.
Cheers,
Pete.
Oh I shall have to try this! don’t have any Scotch though, so might substitute Brandy.
Everything is better with cake!
Cheers Roger.
Couldn’t agree more.
Cheers,
Pete.
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