Lady grey tea loaf with vine fruits

Step by Step

Step 1

Place the tea bags in a heat-proof bowl and add 300ml boiling water. Leave to steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the fruit and leave in a cool place to stand for between 4-12 hours, depending on how much time you have.

Step 2

When ready to cook the tea bread, preheat the oven to 180°C gas mark 4. Line a 1kg loaf tin with baking parchment.

Step 3

Add the eggs, flour and the zest and juice of the lemon to the fruit mixture and beat well. Pour into the lined tin and bake for 1-1¼ hours, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Step 4

Allow the loaf to cool in the tin for 10 minutes. While it’s cooling, warm the honey slightly in a small pan or microwave then brush the honey over the top of the loaf with a pastry brush. Serve thinly sliced, with a pot of Lady Grey tea.