Caribbean Tea Bread Food

CARIBBEAN CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Butter and flour a 9-inch square glass cake pan (you can use a metal pan but the recipe states that glass works better).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar.
• While mixer is running, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add corn, pineapple and cheese; mix to blend.
• At low speed, add flour mixture and mix until well blended.
• Pour batter into pan and bake until golden brown around edges and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

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.

CARIBBEAN TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Remove the bread pan from the bread machine and fit the kneader.
• Add the melted butter, milk and eggs to the bread pan. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Stir in the caster sugar, desiccated coconut and tropical fuits.
• Sprinkle the mixture over the liquids in the bread pan.
• Insert and lock the bread pan into the bread machine. Select program 10 (Cake/Quick Bread). Press start. After 6 minutes, open the lid and, using a plastic spatula, scrape down the sides of the bread pan to remove any dry flour pockets.
• At the end of the cycle, turn off and remove the bread pan, using oven gloves.
• Leave to stand on a cooling rack for 5 minutes then turn out and place on a wire rack to cool.