Tea Loaf Recipes

TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Mix the sultanas, raisins and orange zest in a large mixing bowl. Pour over the tea and cover the bowl. Leave to sit for a minimum of 6 hours or ideally overnight to allow the dried fruit to soak up all the liquid.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160 fan/gas 4. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin. Add the eggs, flour and sugar to the soaked fruit, ensuring everything is well combined. Spoon the mixture into the tin and place in the centre of the oven for 1 hour 30 mins or until firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for 15 mins before transferring to a wire rack.
• Cut into thick slices and serve with butter. To store, wrap tightly and keep in an airtight container for up to five days. The loaf will taste even better after a few days.

ALMOST FAT-FREE BRITISH TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil a loaf pan.
• Combine raisins and tea in a bowl. Steep for about 30 minutes.
• Mix flour, sugar, and allspice together in a second bowl. Add the raisin-tea mixture and egg. Gently combine using a rubber spatula; do not overmix. Scoop mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

EASY YORKSHIRE TEA LOAF RECIPE

Steps:

• Measure fruit and sugar, add your hot tea, cover and leave overnight for best results (if you're not patient like me, do it for 1 hour).
• Pre-heat oven at 150° Fan Oven.
• Grease and baseline a 2 lb tin or 2 x 1 lb tins.
• Stir the flour and egg into the fruit mixture, mix thoroughly, then turn into the prepared tin/s and level the surface.
• Bake in the oven for 1 ½ - 1 and ¾ hours for a 2 lb tin or about an hour for the 1lb tins.
• Leave to cool then slice and top with butter.

SUPER-EASY TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Put the dried fruit and tea in a bowl and leave to soak for a few hours. I usually do this the night before or in the morning before work.
• Pre-heat the oven to 150°C, or 180°C if your are not using a fan assisted oven.
• Add the sugar and flour to the tea and fruit mix, and the ground ginger if you choose to include it. Stir well until thoroughly combined.
• Scoop the mixture into a greased 2lb loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes to an hour.
• If you prick the cake with a cocktail stick and it comes out clean, it is ready. Leave the loaf to cool in the tin for at least 20 minutes. After that, run a knife along the outer edge of the loaf to loosen it and tip it onto a cooling rack.

BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in blueberries and orange zest. In another bowl, beat eggs; add milk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with cream cheese if desired.

TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• In bowl mix dry (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder) ingredients. Cut in butter until mix looks like coarse crumbs. Add in orange rind and pecans.
• In separate bowl combine egg milk and Jack Daniels.
• Now add to dry mix; place in loaf pan.
• Sprinkle about 1/4 cup chopped pecans on top.
• Bake for 1 hour or till it test done.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan; turn out on rack to cool.
• Makes about 14 to 18 slices.

CARDAMOM TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar together until creamy. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Mix in sour cream and melted butter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, baking until done, about an hour.
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and finish cooling.
• Dust with powdered sugar.