Barmbrack Fruit Bread Slices with Tea

Ingredients

• 1 cup Mixed dried fruit
• 1 cup Black tea, strong
• 2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• 1 teaspoon Mixed spice
• 1 egg Egg
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Milk
• 1 tablespoon Butter, for greasing

Instructions

1. 1In a medium bowl, combine the 1 cup of Mixed dried fruit with the 1 cup of strong Black tea. Cover the bowl and let the fruit soak in the tea overnight.
2. 2The next day, preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Use the 1 tablespoon of Butter to thoroughly grease the inside of a loaf pan.
3. 3In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 cups of All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of Baking powder, and 1 teaspoon of Mixed spice until well combined.
4. 4In a separate medium bowl, beat the 1 egg with the 1/2 cup of Brown sugar until the mixture is light and creamy.
5. 5Add all of the soaked fruit and its tea from step 1 into the large bowl with the flour mixture. Stir gently to combine. Then, add the egg and brown sugar mixture from step 4, along with the 1/4 cup of Milk, to the flour and fruit mixture. Mix everything until it is just combined and no dry streaks of flour remain; be careful not to overmix.
6. 6Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, without any wet batter attached.
7. 7Allow the Barmbrack to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before carefully transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely; this prevents the loaf from breaking apart. Once completely cool, slice the Barmbrack and serve it with a warm cup of tea.

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