Tea And Lime Loaf

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

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons grated lime rind
• 1/2 cup cold strong tea (red rose brand prefered*)
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted almond
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 cream 1 cup (250 ml) sugar, shortening and eggs thoroughly.
• 2 combine flour, baking powder, salt and rind; mix well.
• 3 add alternately with cold tea to creamed mixture, starting and ending with flour mixture.
• 4 fold in nuts.
• 5 turn into greased waxed paper-lined 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch (1 1/2 l) loaf pan.
• 6 level top.
• 7 bake at 350ºf (180ºc) for about 1 hour or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• 8 leave in pan.
• 9 heat remaining sugar and lime juice until sugar is dissolved.
• 10 pierce loaf all over top with wooden pick.
• 11 spoon syrup over bread slowly, letting small amounts sink into loaf before adding more.
• 12 cool loaf before removing from pan.
• 13 * note: red rose is a brand name of standard blended orange and black pekoe tea.
• 14 http://www.redrosetea.com/history.aspx.