Gluten free fruit tea loaf
Dried fruit plumped up in hot tea, then baked into a sticky, spiced loaf. Slice it and spread with butter.
- Time1 hr 40
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £0.28 a head
- Oven160°C (140°C fan)
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Put the dried fruit and sugar in a bowl and pour over the hot tea. Stir and leave to soak for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
60 min - 2
Heat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan). Line a 900 g loaf tin with baking paper.
- 3
Stir the egg into the soaked fruit. Add the flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and mixed spice and mix well. The mixture should be thick but spoonable.
- 4
Spoon into the tin and level the top.
- 5
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, until firm and a skewer comes out clean. If the top browns too fast, cover with foil.
70 min - 6
Cool in the tin for 20 minutes, then on a rack. It is best left a day, wrapped, to get sticky. Serve sliced.
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.