Spiced teacakes
HB-17328 · Hand-built original · British
Soft spiced teacakes studded with dried fruit, split and toasted for buttering.
BritishCakes and baking2 hr 30 minMakes 6 teacakes384 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
Servings:6quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 13 oz strong white bread flour
- ½ tsp sea salt flakes, lightly crushed
- ¼ oz sachet fast-action dried yeast
- 1 tsp ground mixed spice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- ½ orange, zest only
- 1¾ oz caster sugar
- 1¾ oz butter, cubed
- 5 fl oz semi-skimmed milk
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- 4½ oz dried mixed fruit
- 2 tsp sunflower oil, for greasing
- butter, for serving
Method
- Warm the semi-skimmed milk and melt the cubed butter into it, then let the mixture cool to lukewarm.
- Combine the strong white bread flour, crushed sea salt flakes, yeast, mixed spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest, and caster sugar in a large bowl.
- Pour the warm milk mixture and the beaten egg into the flour bowl and bring everything together into a soft teacake dough.
- Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, then cover it and leave it to rise until doubled.
- Knock the risen dough back and knead the dried mixed fruit through it until the fruit is evenly distributed.
- Divide the fruited dough into six pieces, shape each into a round teacake, and leave them on a greased tray for a second rise.
- Bake the spiced teacakes at 375°F until they are risen, lightly browned, and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
- Split the teacakes, toast them, and serve them spread with butter for serving.
Prep: 2 h · Cook: 30 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
384 kcalCalories
11.2 gProtein
64.1 gCarbs
10.4 gFat
5.2 gSaturates
1.8 gFibre
14.1 gSugars
67 mgSodium
18 mgCholesterol
244 mgPotassium
32 mgCalcium
4.4 mgIron
1 servingServing
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data