Winter Pudding

• 12 oz / 340 g mixed dried fruit
• 1 cinnamon stick

Cut the fruit into smaller pieces and remove any stones. Gently poach the fruit, spices and peel in the tea until the fruit is plumped up and tender. (If it is more convenient, soak the fruit in the tea overnight to cut down on cooking time.) Strain the fruit, discard the spices and peel, and reserve the cooking liquid.

Cut each slice of bread into two wedge-shaped pieces, dip them in t