Bara Brith

Directions

1. 1
   Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. 3
   Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.
4. 4
   Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.
5. 5
   Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.
6. 6
   Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.
7. 7
   Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown, about 40 minutes. Cool in the bread pan 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.