Irish Tea Bread

Name: Irish Tea Bread
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 100 g (4 oz) sultanas; 100 g (4 oz) currants or raisins; 100 g (4 oz) currants or raisins; 50 g (2 oz) glace cherries, chopped; 50 g (2 oz) cut mixed peel; good splash of Irish whiskey; 300 ml (½ pint) strong hot tea; 225 g (8 oz) light muscovado sugar; a little sunflower oil, for greasing; 275 g (10 oz) self-raising flour; good pinch of freshly ground nutmeg; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp clear honey butter, to serve

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Nation's Favourite Food

By Neven Maguire

Published 2013

About

This keeps very well wrapped in clingfilm and then in tin foil. The leftovers can be made into bread and butter puddings with a dash of Coole Swan Irish Cream liqueur or even just a simple French toast works well.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) sultanas
100 g (4

Europe
Ireland
Leftovers
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Place the sultanas in a large bowl with the currants or raisins, glace cherries, mixed peel and whiskey. Pour over the tea and then stir in the sugar until it’s dissolved. Cover with a plate and leave overnight to allow all the fruit to plump up.

Preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F/gas mark 2)