Honey & orange tea loaf(scottish)

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 ounces SR flour
6 ounces Honey
1 ounce Margarine
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Level baking powder
6 tablespoons Milk
1 large Orange Grated rind of
pinch Salt
Clear honey to glaze

Directions

Set oven to 350F or Mark 4. Grease and line an 2 lb. loaf tin. Cream the margarine and honey together in a bowl, mixing thoroughly. Add the egg and beat vigorously. Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder and add alternately with the milk, to the creamed mixture.

Sprinkle in the orange rind and mix well. Spoon the mixture into the tin. Bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, glaze with honey and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack. Serve sliced and buttered.

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