Like tennis fans everywhere, the Bigelow Tea family is ready for Wimbledon! If you’ll be getting up early to catch televised matches, why not enjoy some Bigelow Tea and a special breakfast while watching the sets? Break out your fancy tea set and serve traditional Bigelow® Earl Grey Tea. And if you don’t want to prepare a “full English” breakfast (also known as a “fry up”), purchase some English Marmalade and bake this divine Earl Grey Tea Loaf. Prepare it ahead of time, so you won’t miss any of the courtside action! Speaking of Earl Grey, #Bigelow fan @cynnibunn pairs hers with sugar and milk. What will you be eating and sipping while you watch Wimbledon?
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cup (560mL) boiling water
- 12 Bigelow® Earl Grey Tea Bags
- ¾ cup (180mL) raisins
- 2 ½ cups (725mL) flour
- 1 cup (250mL) sugar
- 2 teaspoons (10mL) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon (5mL) salt
- 1 teaspoon (5mL) cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon (2mL) ground cloves
- Dash black pepper
- ½ cup (125mL) butter
- 6 tablespoons (125mL) icing sugar, sifted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Pour boiling water over Bigelow® Earl Grey tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove bags. Pour 2 cups (500mL) of tea (reserve remaining tea) over raisins and set aside to soak. In medium bowl sift together dry ingredients. Cut in butter and blend thoroughly, can be done in a food processor. Add tea with raisins and stir until smooth. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes and remove loaf from pan. Add 2 tablespoons of the remaining tea to icing sugar and drizzle over loaf. Serve warm with butter.
