Paul A Young's chocolate tea bread recipe
- 250 g (8.8oz) Crystallised stem ginger
- 100 g (3.5oz) Raisins
- 2 tsp Ground cardamom
- 1 Orange - zest only
- 80 g (2.8oz) Light muscovado sugar
- 200 ml (7fl oz) Strong Assam tea
- 1 Medium egg, beaten
- 200 g (7.1oz) Self-raising flour
- 100 g (3.5oz) 70% dark chocolate, chopped into generous chunks
- Place the ginger, raisins, cardamom, orange zest and sugar into a mixing bowl and pour over the hot tea.
- Cover and leave to soak overnight.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 160C/325F/gas 3.
- Add the beaten egg to the fruit mixture, followed by the flour, and mix well.
- Add the chocolate and mix again.
- Pour the mixture into a 1kg loaf tin lined with baking parchment, and bake for 11/2 hours.
- Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 30 minutes, then carefully remove.
- Wrap the cake in fresh parchment paper and a teatowel for 24 hours before eating.
- Serve with soft butter and a real hot chocolate.
stem ginger, raisins, ground cardamom, orange zest only, muscovado sugar, egg, flour, chocolate
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/10662/chocolate-ginger-and-cardamom-tea-bread (may not work)