Irish Barm Brack (Fruit Loaf) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup golden raisin
3/4 cup currants
1/3 cup crystallized cherries (undyed preferred)
1/3 cup candied peel
1 cup light brown sugar
2 cups self rising flour
1 cup cold strong tea
1 egg
1 teaspoon mixed spice (Cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove)

Preparation

Soak the raisins and currents in the cold tea overnight.
Heat oven to 350F and line a 1 lb loaf pan with greased parchment paper.
Add all the remaining ingredient to the raisins, currents and cold tea.
Stir well and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for apprx 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through.
Keeps well in a covered tin.
Serve buttered.