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Introduction
Delicious served either on it's own, or spread with butter as a really yummy treat. I served this to all the mum's who came to my sons birthday party with their tea and coffee. The children went home with party bags and the Mum's all left with the recipe for this tea bread. So simple too. Also a huge hit with children and a good way of getting them to eat some fruit. Low fat too.
Ingredients
Serves: 6/8
- 1 cup cold black tea
- 8 ounces mixed dried fruit
- 8 ounces self-rising flour
- 4 ounces superfine sugar
- 1 large beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
Method
Easiest Tea Bread Recipe Ever is a community recipe submitted by suziewong1 and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.
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- Posted by Marymary9595 on 9th February 2021
Wow this is such a lovely easy tea loaf. I make one for my mum in law and one us. It’s delicious slathered in butter with my afternoon cuppa. Keeps for ages too and tastes better the longer it sits. Yummy
- Posted by Hysloph on 12th September 2020
Made this again after many years and it never fails to please . It is so so simple and lovely with an afternoon cuppa . A winner indeed
- Posted by Almostabaker on 6th August 2016
Wow! My children can't get enough this...I've had to make a few extra an freeze them ! It's fab that there are so few ingredients and it's things you always have in the cupboard too so no having to go out and buy special things just to make it! It actually tastes nicer after a few days and it keeps really really well. Kids like it with butter on it as a snack or they like it warmed a bit with some custard for pudd. Yum!
- Posted by Burton2403 on 20th October 2015
Delicious, delicious, delicious! So easy to make, and absolutely "fail-safe".....I bake this tea loaf every week, and it's always a success. Even the most novice of home bakers should try this recipe...so little effort, for such great results. An incredibly moist and yummy tea-loaf.
- Posted by Debbyp on 19th August 2015
Could someone please clarify how much tea to use. Is this an american cup measurement?
- Posted by Jane_Wat on 22nd July 2015
I've got a 1 lb loaf tin or a 2lb loaf tin, which should I use?? Don't want to buy a 1.5 loaf tin for it!!
- Posted by Hysloph on 28th February 2015
Best tea loaf ever!
- Posted by Anniehoward on 8th February 2015
I love this recipe and make it every week. I always make two and give one to my grandchilren of five and two who absolutely adore it. We all like cherries so I include some in with the fruit. It keeps really well too.
- Posted by Horchataeyes on 3rd January 2015
This cake is super easy to make and tastes amazing, everyone i fed it to loved it. :D
- Posted by MrsAmanda on 30th October 2014
Fab recipe, I'm making it at least twice a week. Even my cake-hating husband thinks it delicious. Love that I can leave the fruit soaking overnight, mix the ingredients in a minute and have a cake made before I leave the house in the morning. Tried it once with gf flour and it was a pile of crumbs, need to work on that one.
- Posted by annamckay on 24th October 2014
A great recipe, thank you for sharing. Baked it yesterday and we're already fighting over the last slice! My dad is a coeliac so I made it with gf flour and soft brown sugar for extra moisture. Also added 1/2 tea ground ginger and mixed spice. I used 4oz mixed fruit and topped up the rest with a mixture of dates, prunes and glace cherries. It's a really lovely, moist cake and works so well with gluten free flour- not dry at all. Will be baked a lot in the future, I can tell. xx
- Posted by Ina Garten Davita on 12th September 2014
This recipe is company-worthy! I omitted the sugar, doubled the orange marmalade, the candied ginger was a perfect addition to the dried fruit. 40 minutes at 350 Fahrenheit and it was cooked just right.
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