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Tea Loaf

A Family Favourite, and for a damned good reason. It's easy, nutritious and delicious.

 Ingredients
1 tea bag
300g Mixed Fruit (Sultanas / Raisins / Currants / Mixed Peel / Cranberries...whatever)
175g sugar 
2 medium eggs, beaten
225g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon

 Method
• Pour 300ml boiling water into a measuring jug with the tea bag and leave to infuse for 4-5 minutes. (Or just use some from a teapot.)
• Place fruit in a large bowl. Pour the tea over, then discard the tea bag. Stir well, cover with clingfilm and leave to soak for 4-5 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C / gas mark 4. 
• Line the base of a loaf tin. 
• Stir the sugar and then the eggs into the fruit mixture. 
• Sift in the flour, baking powder and cinnamon and stir the mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 1½ hours, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. 
• Cover the top with foil if the loaf starts browning too much.
• Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Serve cold, cut into slices.

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