Tea Bread Food

MUMMY'S TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. Stir together and set aside to cool. Once cool, mix in the egg.
• Stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.

ALMOND TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine almond paste and butter; beat until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, gently toss cherries and 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside., Combine the baking powder, salt, remaining flour; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Spoon a sixth of the batter into each of two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans; sprinkle layers with half of the fruit. Cover with another layer of batter and sprinkle with remaining fruit. Top with remaining batter; smooth with spatula. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1-1/4 hours. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.

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.

TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Put the dried fruit into a bowl and pour the tea over, cover and leave overnight (not in the fridge).
• After overnight soaking..Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4. Line or grease a 2lb loaf tin.
• I use a loaf liner for ease
• Sieve the flour into a bowl and add spice if using. Pour over soaked fruit and any juices (remove teabag if using!).
• Add egg and stir well with wooden spoon until all mixed up.
• Spoon into prepared tin and if wished sprinkle over 1tsp of sugar (you don't have to but it gives it a nice crunch and it is only 1tsp!!).
• Put into oven and bake for about an hour, maybe a little more depending on your oven.
• When cooked through, remove from oven and cool on a rack.
• EAT!!! Lovely with butter spread on it. I know that defeats it being fat free but hey ho!!

IRISH TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Soak fruit in the prepared tea overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 150.C and grease & line a 20cm sqyare cake pan.
• Stir brandy & sugar into fruit mixture until dissolved and then stir in the eggs.
• Gradually fold in flour and spice and combine until mixture is smooth.
• Pour into a pan & bake for one hour.
• Remove from oven & cover with foil and bake for a further 30 minutes.
• Set aside to cool for approx 30 mins before turning out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Store for 24 hours before slicing.
• Serve with butter & a cup of tea.

BANANA TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, soda, and salt into large bowl.
• Beat eggs into small bowl and stir in bananas and shortening (or oil).
• Stir wet mixture into dry ingredients until its moistened completely.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until top is firm and pick comes out clean.
• Makes 1 9X5 loaf pan or 2 smaller ones.

LAVENDER TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine the milk and lavender in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat to a simmer, then remove from heat, and allow to cool slightly.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg until the mixture is light and fluffy. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk and lavender until just blended. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a wooden pick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

CHERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift the 2 cups flour (set aside reserved 1/4 cup for cherries), baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl.
• In a second bowl, toss the cherries with the reserved 1/4 cup flour.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter until it is light and fluffy; add the sugar and honey gradually, beating the mixture until it is very light.
• Add the eggs, one at a time.
• With mixer at lowest speed, add the flour mixture.
• Fold the floured cherries into the batter.
• Turn the batter into a buttered and floured loaf pan, approximately 9 x 5 x 3 inches.
• Bake the bread in the center of the oven for 1 hour.
• Cool the loaf for 15 minutes in the pan; unmold the bread on a rack to cool completely.
• Wrap the cherry bread loaf in plastic wrap and keep for a day before serving for best flavor.