Tea Loaf

This vegan tea loaf is a traditional English recipe. It uses dried fruit for sweetness so the sugar is all natural. Use our vegan butter recipe to make the perfect accompaniment to this recipe.

You can find our butter recipe here

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Ingredients

35g sultanas

90g dried apricots

60g chopped dates

40g raisins

250ml strong black tea

1T ground flax + 2T water

50g potato starch or tapioca flour

50g rice flour

50g oat or gram flour

1/4t bicarbonate of soda

1t baking powder


Equipment

2 bowls

1lb loaf tin


Method

  1. Chop the apricots into small pieces. Put the dried fruit in a bowl with the tea. Soak for 6 hours or more.

  2. Mix the flours and raising agents. Add the fruit and tea and mix well.

  3. Pour into a loaf tin. Bake on 180c/360f/GM4 for 30 minutes.

  4. Cover with foil and bake for another 45 minutes.