Bread Recipes
© Laura Harper
2 1/2 cups mixed dried fruit (currants, dates, and raisins)
1 cup boiling black tea
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 egg, slighty beaten
1 teaspoon mixed spice
4 teaspoons orange marmalade
2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
Place dried fruit in a bowl, cover with the hot tea and let soak overnight.
Next day, add the sugar and egg to the fruit mix. Sift in the remaining dry ingredients and mix GENTLY. Preheat oven to 375 F. Pour batter into greased 7" round or square pan and bake in the center of oven for 1 1/2 hrs. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Slice and serve buttered with tea.