Saffron Tea Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 pinch saffron thread
• 100 g butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• 100 g golden sultana raisins
• 50 g chopped glace cherries
• 280 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 put the saffron in a jug and pour in 230 ml of hot water.
• 2 leave to infuse for at least 20 minutes.
• 3 put the butter and sugar in a large saucepan and stir over a moderate heat.
• 4 when the butter has melted and mixed with the sugar, add the sultanas and cherries.
• 5 pour in the saffron water.
• 6 return to heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• 7 leave to cool.
• 8 preheat over to 180c/gas 4.
• 9 grease and line a 500gr loaf tin.
• 10 stir in the flour/salt and baking powder and slowly stir into saffron mixture to form a batter.
• 11 pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for between 1 and 1 and quarter hours, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• 12 leave to cool on a rack.
• 13 serve in slices with butter.
• 14 i have a 1 kg tin, so just use double the mixture and bake longer