Irish Tea Bread

• 12 tablespoons tea strong
• 1 pound mixed dried fruit
• 6 ounces brown sugar soft
• 1 each eggs lightly beaten
• 1 ounce butter melted
• 9 ounces flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1. Place the tea, mixed fruit and sugar in a bowl, cover and leave overnight.
2. Stir in the egg and melted butter.
3. Sieve the flour and the baking soda together and fold them in.
4. Line the bottom of a large loaf pan with baking parchment, and brush the whole inside of the pan with melted butter.
5. Pour the mixture in and smooth the top.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 360 degrees F. on the middle shelf for 1 1/2 hours.
7. After removing from the oven, leave in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes; then turn out of pan and cool on a wire rack.

fruit, brown sugar, eggs, butter, flour, baking soda

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/irish-tea-bread-34318 (may not work)