Irish tea bread is a quick bread that is typically made with raisins, currants, or other dried fruit. It is often flavored with spices such as cinnamon or nutmeg. Irish tea bread is typically served as an afternoon snack, or with tea or coffee.
The mixed fruit can include raisins, currants, and any other kind of driedfruit you like; chop any larger pieces down to about raisin size.
Placethe tea, mixed fruit and sugar in a bowl; cover and leave overnight.
Stirin the egg and melted butter.
Sieve the flour and the bicarb together andfold them in.
Line the bottom of a large loaf pan with baking parchment,and brush the whole inside of the pan with melted butter.
Pour themixture in and smooth the top.
Bake in a preheated oven (360 F) on themiddle shelf for 1 1/2 hours.
After removing from the oven, leave in thepan for 2-3 minutes;then turn out of pan and cool on a wire rack.