Bara brith

Ingredients

450g dried mixed fruit

250g brown sugar

300ml warm black tea

2 tsp mixed spice

450g self raising flour

1 egg beaten

Method

In a large bowl soak the fruit and sugar in strained tea and leave overnight.

Next day preheat the oven to 170C. Line a 900gloaf tin with baking parchment.

Mix the remaining ingredients into the fruit mixture and beat well.

Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake the oven and bake for 1½ hours or until skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.