Healthy Tea Loaf Recipe

This is a fantastic little treat for those days when you need something sweet.  At only 231 calories per slice it satisfies those cravings we all have when dieting. 

The longer you can soak the fruit in the tea the better, as it makes the loaf so much tastier and moist.

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Ingredients

• 300g sultanas and raisins (mixed)
• 225ml hot tea
• juice 1 orange plus zest
• 50g butter
• 100g light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 225g self-raising flour
• 4 tbsp demerara sugar

Method

1. Place the dried fruits in a bowl and pour over the hot tea, orange juice and zest.
2. Cover with cling film, then leave for at least 4 hours, however if I have time I leave them for a whole day.
3. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
4. Grease and line the base of a 2lb loaf tin.
5. Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the egg followed by the flour.
6. Carefully stir through the fruit mixture and then spoon the mixture into the tin.
7. Tap the tin down on the surface to release any air and then smooth over the surface with the back of a spoon.
8. Sprinkle all over with a thick layer of demerara sugar.
9. Bake for 1 hr or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
10. Leave to cool in the tin, then turn out, cut into slices and serve.
11. This cake will keep for a week in an airtight container so its perfect for when friends drop round for a coffee.