Try this simple and delicious Yorkshire brack tea bread, a traditional Yorkshire fruit cake cooked on Ade In Britain. Inspired to try out some more delicious British cakes? Check out our top 10 recipes !
Ingredients
Before you start...
The mixed fruit should soak overnight before using.
- 150 ml5¼ fl oz hot tea
- 454 g16 oz mixed dried fruit (sultanas, raisins, currants)
- 175 g6¼ oz demerara sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 225 g8 oz self-raising flour
Method: How to make Yorkshire brack
Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 2.
Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.
Place the mixed fruit into a large bowl. Pour over the hot tea and cover with cling film. Leave to soak overnight.
Remove the cling film from the bowl and add the egg, flour and sugar. Stir well until all combined.
Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour – 1 hour 20 minutes. Test with a skewer, the skewer should come out clean.
Leave to cool in tin before removing and slicing. Try it with a slice of cheese like they do in Yorkshire!
