Sea Buckthorn Tea Loaf

SEA BUCKTHORN TEA LOAF

Prep: 15 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

This tea loaf recipe is easy to make and is best served with a generous helping of butter (or sea buckthorn butter is even better!)…

Ingredients:

4 Sea Buckthorn Tea Bags (buy here)

400g mixed dried fruit

100g dried sea buckthorn berries (buy here)

125g light brown sugar

250g self-raising flour

1/2 tsp mixed spice

1 medium egg, beaten

Sea Buckthorn Butter, to serve

You will also need: 1kg loaf tin, buttered and strip lined with baking paper

Method

  • Put the tea bags (buy here) in a large bowl and steep them in 300ml boiling water. Leave for a good 10 minutes to infuse. Squeeze them out and discard the bags, then mix the fruit and dried sea buckthorn berries (buy here) into the tea. Leave to soak for at least 2 hours (ideally overnight).
  • Set the oven to 180 degrees celsius/350 degrees fahrenheit/gas mark 4
  • Stir the sugar, flour, mixed spice and egg into the fruit and mix well.
  • Spoon the mixture into the tin and level the top.
  • Bake for 1 hour (check after 40 minutes), or until risen and firm to the touch. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out to cool on a wire rack.
  • Wrap in greaseproof paper and keep for 2 days before slicing (if you can resist!).