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Blueberry Apricot Irish Tea Brack

Sue Lau
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Bread, Breakfast, Quick Bread
Cuisine Irish
Servings 8
Calories 145 kcal

Equipment

  • 9x5x3-inch glass loaf pan
  • Baker's release spray

Ingredients
  

  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup dried blueberries
  • 2 Irish breakfast tea bags
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/4 cup melted and cooled apricot preserves
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Place tea bags in the boiling water and allow to steep and cool.
  • Spray a 9x5x3" glass loaf pan with Baker's Release spray.
  • Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt apricots and blueberries in a mixing bowl.
  • In another small bowl, whisk the egg with cooled tea and cooled preserves and vanilla.
  • Add the wet mix to the large bowl with flour and stir gently to mix.
  • Pour the batter into t he prepped baking pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until set (no wet batter on a test pick)
  • Cool in the pan ten minutes, then turn out and finish cooling the loaf on a wire rack.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 412mgPotassium: 188mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 338IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 75mgIron: 1mg
Keyword barmbrack, Irish recipes, St. Patrick's Day recipes, tea brack, tea bread
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