Malt Tea loaf
A popular northern England loaf, usually buttered and occasionally served with cheese.
Preparation time: 20 minutes plus maturing time. Quantity: Makes 8 slices Cooking time: 1&1/4 hours
Ingredients
8 tablespoons malt extract
100 ml/4 fl oz hot strong tea
175g/ 7 oz self raising wholemeal flour
75g/3 oz raisins
75g/ 3 oz sultanas
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
Method
- Mix the tea with the malt
- Leave to cool
- Sift the wholemeal flour, put the wholegrain bits back in
- Mix in the egg, tea mix and everything else
- Stir till well mixed
- Spoon in to a greased loaf tin
- Bake in a preheated oven gas 3/160*c/325*f - for 1-1&1/4 hours -or until cooked in the middle
- Cool
- Wrap up and mature for 3 days, somewhere cool
Recommended cake tin- approx. size 2lb loaf tin or 6- 7 inch