Prune, Lemon and Honey Teabread

Name: Prune, Lemon and Honey Teabread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Ingredients: 25 g (1 oz) caster sugar; 1 large egg, beaten; 175 g (6 oz) soft, pitted prunes, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 175 g (6 oz) plain flour; ½ teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 tablespoons honey; 4 tablespoons milk; 50 g (2 oz) butter; Crated rind and juice of 2 small lemons; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground mace

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Companion

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1991

About

This teabread is glazed with a sharp lemon syrup, which is also absorbed by the loaf.

Ingredients

175 g (6 oz) plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Snack
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar, mace and salt into a bowl. Stir in the lemon rind. Put the butter and honey into a saucepan and melt, stirring over a low heat and removing immediately they are liquid. Using a wooden spoon, stir the milk into the flour mixture, followed by the melted butter and honey, then the beaten egg. Mix thoroughly to make a smooth, soft dough. Fold in