NEXT WEEK at Cooltan Arts Cooking Club.......

We will be celebrating St. Patricks Day with some traditional Irish fayre! Here is one  recipe we will be trying.......

TULSI TEA BARMBRACK LOAF

Ingredients

Makes: 1 large Irish tea loaf

350g dried fruit

220g Xylitol diabetic sugar

240ml cold Tulsi (Holy Basil) tea

1 egg, beaten

225g self-raising flour

Method

Prep:10min  ›  Cook:2hr  ›  Extra time:3hr  ›  Ready in:5hr10min

Put the fruit, sugar and tea into a bowl for 2 to 3 hours, until the fruit absorbs the tea and swells.

Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas 3. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin.

To the fruit, add the egg and flour and mix well. Transfer to the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.

Bake for 2 hours in the preheated oven or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully before slicing and serving.

Tip

This can be made into two smaller loaves, and one can then be frozen for later. Instead of one large tin, use two small tins, and bake for 1 hour instead of 2.