Earl Grey teacakes

Name: Earl Grey teacakes
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 200 grams mixed dried fruit, any larger pieces chopped (we used raisins, sultanas, dried cherries and apricots); 1 zest orange; 200 milliliters hot Earl Grey tea, made from 2 tea bags; 250 milliliters whole milk; 75 grams butter, cubed, plus extra to serve; 500 grams strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 2 teaspoons mixed spice; 50 grams caster sugar; 7 grams sachet fast-action dried yeast; 1 large egg, beaten; 1 serving apricot jam, to glaze

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your repertoire, Earl Grey teacakes might be It works best as a side dish, and is done in roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up apricot jam, milk, butter, and a few other things to make it today. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Earl Grey Cupcakes With Lemon Earl Grey Buttercream, Earl Grey French 75, and Earl Grey Tea Cookies.

Instructions

Put the fruit and zest in a bowl and cover with the hot tea. Leave to steep overnight.

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Tea

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Bowl

Heat the milk in a small pan until hot but not boiling.

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Milk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat and add the butter, swirling the pan to help the butter melt and cool the milk. Leave to cool to hand temperature. Tip the flour, mixed spice, sugar, yeast and tsp salt into a large bowl.

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Mixed Spice

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Milk

Salt

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Pour in the warm milk mixture, the egg and 1 tbsp of the tea from the soaked fruit.

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Tea

Mix with a wooden spoon to combine, then tip onto your surface and knead for 5 mins until smooth and elastic, adding a little more flour if the mixture is too sticky.

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All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

Place in a clean, oiled bowl and cover with cling film, then leave in a warm place to rise for 2 hrs until doubled in size.

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Flour 2 large flat baking trays, knock all the air out of your dough and add the soaked fruit (drain the fruit first if you have any liquid left in the bowl). Knead the fruit into the dough until well distributed you may need to add a little extra flour if the fruit makes the dough too sticky. Break into 6 pieces and shape into balls.

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Dough

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Fruit

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Place on the floured baking trays, well spaced apart, and squash each down lightly with the palm of your hand. Cover loosely with oiled cling film, then leave to prove for 30 mins-1 hr, until doubled in size.

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