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Tea loaf recipe please!

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  • Ginger_Snap
    Ginger_Snap Posts: 194 Forumite
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    If its the one I think you mean it was posted by Sparrer on yesterday's 5 OS pleasures in your day thread. (on this board)
  • tartantotty
    tartantotty Posts: 478 Forumite
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    Ginger_Snap wrote: »
    If its the one I think you mean it was posted by Sparrer on yesterday's 5 OS pleasures in your day thread. (on this board)
    Thats the very one!! Thank you - it was about the only thread I didnt look at!!

    I am off to get some dried fruit, and then make it!

    Thanks!:beer:
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi tartantotty,

    As you have found the recipe I've added your thread to the main tea loaf thread to keep the replies together.

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  • sparrer
    sparrer Posts: 7,547 Forumite
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    edited 17 December 2010 at 6:32PM
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    I've been making grumswifie's recipe for a few weeks now and it really is good, much appreciated by all who've tried it. The only prob I'm having is a tough crust all round, I wonder if it would make a difference to use a lower temp and longer cooking, lining the loaf tin with cardboard, or are there any other suggestions anyone can come up with, please?
    Tia, S

    eta I'm baking it at 150c for 1 hour in the middle of a fan oven
  • zippychick
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    Hmm , i.m guessing here, but brushing with milk may give a softer crust - it does with "normal" bread. Might be worth a try but i'm definitely not sure :)
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  • sparrer
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    Thanks zippychick, but this is more of a cake mixture than a dough, so am going to spend the afternoon experimenting various techniques. I'm expecting to have a kitchen full of tea loaves of varying textures and 'crusts' by this evening :D
  • Margaret52129
    Margaret52129 Posts: 262 Forumite
    edited 2 May 2011 at 9:45PM
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    Hi, I hope you guys can help me out here. I read a post some time ago and someone gave a tea bread recipe. I copied it out and now can't find it!

    I know you soaked a cup of currants in a cup of tea and then you added 2 cups of flour (p or sr?) and 1 cup of sugar, but is there anything else to add - fat or eggs?

    I've soaked my currants in the tea whilst searching for the recipe but time is running out and I can't find it! I would really appreciate any ones help in this.

    Many, many thanks.
    MargaretXX

    PS I also need cooking times and oven temperature! Thanks
  • grumswifie
    grumswifie Posts: 152 Forumite
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    Hi there

    1 cup of tea
    1 cup currants
    1 cup caster sugar
    2 cups of self raising flour

    Soak currants in tea then add sugar and flour. Mix well and scoop into a 2lb loaf tin and bake for 55 mins to an hour at 180.

    Serve in thick slices slatherd in butter, yum yum

    Enjoy
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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,675 Forumite
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    Hi Margaret,

    Is the recipe in this thread?

    Tea loaf recipe please!

    I'll add your post to that one later to keep the recipes together.

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  • ragz_2
    ragz_2 Posts: 3,254 Forumite
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    I'm eating some now! Though the recipe I used had an egg in, but they don't usually and I won't bother next time. Used Earl Grey tea which was nice. I cooked at a lower temperature though, more like 150 in my fan oven. Also don't make the mistake I did last time with the size of loaf tin, mine must be 1lb tins cos it filled it right up so I had to split the mix over two!
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