Tea loaf recipe please!

CarolnMalky

After the success we had making catowens banana bread, I would love a recipe for a tea loaf...all suggestions gratefully accepted.I have tried every cook book I have with no success.
Thanks

rainbowrisin

This is much tested and greatly loved here at the rainbowrisin residence. Hope you like it.
13 oz mixed dried fruit (any proportion of sultanas, raisins, currants - I use sultanas and raisins only as we don't like currants much)
4oz sugar
1/2 pt cold tea
2 beaten eggs
6oz plain flour
1 level tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp any or all of the following - cinnamon, ginger ,ground cloves, nutmeg.

Soak the dried fruit and sugar overnight (or for at least 2 hours) in the cold tea. Stir in the eggs, flour, baking powder and spices. Spread in a lightly greased deep cake tin (I use a loaf tin). Bake in a preheated oven at 190c / 375f / gas 5 for about 45 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean.

CarolnMalky

oooo..sounds delishhhhh rainbowrisin...thanks for that!!

beachbeth

If you go to https://www.be-ro.co.uk and click "about us" you can send off for their recipe booklet. It only costs £1.50 and is well worth it. It is packed full of home baking recipes and has five recipes for Tea Loaf including: Granny Loaf, Orange and Raisin Loaf, Brack, Date & Walnut Loaf and Banana Tea Bread.

Glad

the following is Queenie's strawberry tea-loaf in a BM
I can say that it tastes divine

Strawberry Teabread
6oz strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
5oz softened butter
5oz caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp milk
5 ½ oz self raising flour, sifted
1 ½ oz ground almonds
Cream butter and sugar, fold in flour and almonds, add milk to make firm dropping consistency. Lastly, fold in strawberries.
Select “Bake Only” setting on bread machine and remove the kneading blade. Line with baking parchment.
Recommended time 50mins but for my machine, 70mins tends to produce the right result.
Remove pan from machine but leave the tea bread in the pan for 3 mins before turning out and cooling on a wire rack.

rainbowrisin

Glad wrote:

the following is Queenie's strawberry tea-loaf in a BM
I can say that it tastes divine

Strawberry Teabread
6oz strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
5oz softened butter
5oz caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp milk
5 ½ oz self raising flour, sifted
1 ½ oz ground almonds
Cream butter and sugar, fold in flour and almonds, add milk to make firm dropping consistency. Lastly, fold in strawberries.
Select “Bake Only” setting on bread machine and remove the kneading blade. Line with baking parchment.
Recommended time 50mins but for my machine, 70mins tends to produce the right result.
Remove pan from machine but leave the tea bread in the pan for 3 mins before turning out and cooling on a wire rack.

ounds absolutely delicious, and not a drop of tea in sight! What temp would it go in at if you used a conventional oven - i'm guessing about 180 / 190c? I fancy giving it a go.

CarolnMalky

thanks rainbowrising, finally made the tea loaf yesterday, was adventurous and put in some mixed peel and glace cherries....yummmmmmmmmmm!

thriftmonster

Mine is:

12oz fruit
1/2 pt cold tea
4oz sugar

Leave to stand overnight and then add 8oz SR flour and 1 egg. Tip into lined 2lb loaf tin and bake at 180C for 1/2 hr and then 160C for 1hr. Wrap in foil when cold for a couple of days

homealone_2

i remember years ago a friend baking me a loaf of a kind of fruit cake she had made with tea? she said it was like a malt loaf and should be sliced and buttered in same way. it was lovely and wanted to make one myself have done a search on net for tea bread but cant find an easy recipe in english measures. does anyone know of any? or even know what i am talking about?

Bossyboots

I used to make this as well so I know what you are talking about. I will have to rummage though to find my recipe but will give it a go.

Here's one made with honey http://www.honeyassociation.com/bread.htm

Some interesting ones here http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/teabreads.html

This one is how I used to make it http://www.oxford.anglican.org/page/2063/

doddsy

My mum does this lovely tea loaf;

13 oz fruit
3/4 pint cold tea - soak these overnight

1/2lb brown sugar
1lb s.r. flour
1 egg
1 teaspoon mixed spice

Mix and divide into 2 x 1lb tins and cook in a moderte oven for about 1.5 hours.
hth

doddsy