FOOD + DRINK
TIME FOR TEA CONT .
California Walnut Tea Loaf
Recipe by : www . californiawalnuts . co . uk
Prep Time : 15 minutes plus soaking Cook time : 1 hour Serves : 8-10
Ingredients :
• 100g dried apricots , roughly chopped
• 75g dried figs , quartered
• 75g pitted dates , roughly chopped
• 2 Earl Grey tea bags
• 2 medium eggs
• 250g self-raising flour
• 200g light brown soft sugar
• 50g California Walnuts , roughly chopped plus 12 whole walnuts
Method :
1 . Preheat the oven to 180 ° C , Gas Mark 4 . Grease and line a 1kg loaf tin .
2 . Mix together the fruit in a bowl and add the tea bags , pour over 300ml boiling water and leave to steep for 15-30 minutes . Discard the tea bags .
3 . Whisk together the eggs , flour and sugar in a large bowl and stir in the dried fruits plus all the liquid and the chopped walnuts . Pour into the prepared tin , arrange the whole walnuts on top and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean , cover with foil if the top begins to get too dark .
4 . Allow to cool before removing from the tin .
Top Tip : Any flavour tea bag will work .
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