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19 Nov 2024

Recipe: Joyce’s tea bread from Haddo House

A loaf of tea bread with two slices cut on a cooling rack with a green tea towel underneath.
Joyce’s delicious tea bread
Love a sweet treat with your cuppa? Joyce’s tea bread from Haddo House is packed with fruity goodness — perfectly buttery and utterly irresistible!
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Ingredients

  • 170g currants
  • 170g sultanas
  • 225g muscovado sugar
  • 300ml strong hot tea
  • 280g self-raising flour
  • 1 beaten egg

Instructions

1. Put the currants, sultanas, and sugar into a bowl. Add the hot tea and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Leave to soak overnight.

2. Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper.

3. Add the flour and the beaten egg to the fruit mixture, mixing well until all the ingredients are combined. Pour into the loaf tin.

4. Bake for 90 minutes. Insert a skewer into the centre of the loaf. If it comes out clean, the loaf is ready. If not, cook for another 15 minutes. Leave to cool slightly before turning out onto a cooling rack.

5. Slice, serve with butter and enjoy!

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