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Irish Brach (malt loaf)

Key notes

Serves:                   1 cake

Preparation Time:     20 minutes

Cooking Time:         45 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup of cold strong tea

225-450g dried fruit

2 cups S.R. flour

1 Egg

Method

  1. Soak fruit and sugar in tea over night

  2. Grease and line 2x 1 lb loaf tins

  3. Preheat oven 1500C

  4. Add flour and beaten egg to fruit mixture, mix well

  5. Pour into loaf tins

  6. Bake for approx 45 mins. Knife should come out clean. Cool. Wrap in foil. Keep for several days before serving.

©2023 by Pete Newbold.

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