Chai Spiced Fruit n Seed Loaf

Who doesn’t like a cup of hot Masala Chai..

Ever thought of adding that hot delight into your cake? If not, do try baking with tea.

I bet you will fall in love with the flavorsJ

And yes, you can very well have this healthy delight with all fruity goodness as your breakfast

Chai Spiced Fruit n Seed Loaf

Ingredients

150 ml of Strong Black Tea

170 gms of Dried fruits + Seeds of your choice

50 gms butter

50 gms Brown Sugar

½ tspn Baking Soda

½ tspn Baking powder

½ tspn Mixed Spice powder

110 gms Whole Wheat Flour

1 egg

Pinch of salt

Directions

Brew a strong tea of your choice with 150 ml water . I used 2 Masala Chai tea bags

In the same pan add the butter,sugar, dried fruits, baking soda , salt and bring to Boil.

[For dry fruits I used a mix of Raisins,  cherries ,apricots , cranberries and Lemon rind]

In another bowl ,sift the flour , mixed spice powder and baking powder.

Stir in the seeds- I used Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and Flax seeds

Add the wet ingredients and egg and mix until just combined.

Spoon the mix to a loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree for 40 minutes

I recommend you keep it in refrigerator overnight and have it the following day as the flavor enhances a lot the next day