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Tonight The Great British Bake Off bakers will be battling with bread recipes and it's safe to say that Paul Hollywood won't be as soft as dough on the contestants.
To get in the bread challenge mood, we wanted to share former GBBO star James Morton's delicious tea loaf, which is featured in our October issue (in store tomorrow). So put on your finest Fair Isle jumper à la James and bake it for a family afternoon tea – it's delicious with butter and jam...
Tea Loaf - Makes 1 large or 2 small loaves
Prep 20 mins, Total time Up to 16 hrs, including overnight proving
Recipe taken from Brilliant Bread by James Morton (Ebury Press, £20)
Take your time with this recipe. Adding fat, spices and fruit to the dough slows the activity of the yeast and the gluten development, so it's slower to rise. For a sweet bread with flavour to blow your socks off, rest the dough for ages, ideally in the fridge. You can't rush this one.
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