Barmbrack or Barm Brack

I own a cookbook published by Chatelaine in 1968, Heritage Collection of Home Tested Recipes (my Mom usually has possession of it but she let me borrow it) and I decided to try a couple of recipes from it. This sounded so good and it is! I made it with Christmas tea, which is black tea with orange, cherry and almond flavours.

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 1  cup tea, hot and strong
• 1⁄2 cup dates, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  mixed peel, chopped
• 1  cup raisins, washed
• 1  cup brown sugar
• 1  egg, beaten
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Combine fruit and sugar in a large bowl. Pour tea over fruit mixture, cover, and let sit overnight.
2. Next morning, stir in egg, then flour,baking powder, soda, and salt sifted together.
3. Turn into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours at 300°F.
4. Turn onto wire rack to cool.
5. To serve, slice and butter.
6. NOTE: I did not include soaking time in the time to make.