Hi Everyone,
This is a really easy to make tea bread and you don't need yeast or fat, it's a variation of an Irish Barm Brack and Tea loaf, some versions add whisky and most use twice as much sugar as me as I don't like things over sweet, here is the recipe I used:
110g Buckwheat flour
110g self raising gluten free flour mix
150g seedless raisins
150g sultanas
1 large free range egg
Optional flaked almonds to scatter on top.
330ml of strong tea using 2 tea bags I used pyrex jug and add 80g soft brown or coconut sugar to the tea with mixed spice cinnamon ginger and leave to soak overnight or for a few hours.
Whiz up all the ingredients in a food processor and depending one whether you want one big cake or a couple of smaller ones pour batter into cake tin/s and bake 175C for 30/35mins for 2 and much longer for a large one, a skewer comes out clean when they're cooked and are best served with butter or a a spread.
With a large one I tend to cover the top with baking foil to stop burning so prefer making 2 as they're cooked quicker and I samples the slice seen here and it hit the mark.
When I first saw this recipe I didn't think it would work especially with gluten free flour but it does for those of you who like baking with wholemeal flour this is an even easier recipe.
Here's Mary Berry's tea loaf:
farmersgirlkitchen.co.uk/ma...
I know that there's sugar in this but no fat and lots of fruit so I consider this a really healthy cake alternative. 😊
Afternoon tea with home made gluten free biscuits...☕️
