Inside Jordans

Tropical Tea Loaf

Posted by Rachel Marston 01 Jul 2009 10:48am

Makes 1 x 900g/ 2lb loaf
Prep time: 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes soaking time
Cook time: 50 minutes

150g Jordans Crunchy Oats with Tropical Fruits
1 green tea bag
150ml boiling water 
120g butter
100g golden caster sugar
50g unrefined dark muscovado sugar
2 eggs, beaten
200g self raising flour
For the (optional) topping:
1 red eating apple, diced
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp caster sugar

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C/ 160 C fan/ Mk 4. Prepare a 900g/ 2 lb loaf tin by lining with baking parchment paper.

1. Put the Jordans Crunchy Oats in a heatproof bowl. Pour the boiling water over the green tea bag, and leave to infuse for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bag and pour the tea over the Jordans Crunchy Oats. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, if using the apple for the topping, take a little of the butter and a little of the sugar and melt together in a small pan with the apple. Cook for 1 minute until the apple has softened. Set aside.
3. Beat together the butter and both sugars. Stir in the eggs until well blended, then the flour. Lastly, fold in the soaked Jordans Crunchy Oats and spoon the mix into the prepared tin. If topping with the apple, spoon this over the loaf.
4. Bake the loaf for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer comes out clean when inserted. Leave to cool in the tin before slicing.