Home-made version of a shop bought sticky malt loaf made with malt extract, dried fruit, date syrup and black tea. The longer you store this loaf, the more deliciously sticky it becomes!
Makes: 2 small loaves
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
What You Need:
- 140ml hot black tea
- 160g Meridian barley malt extract
- 90g unrefined dark muscovado sugar
- 200g raisins
- 6 tbsp aquafaba, beaten
- 250g self raising flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp date syrup
Instructions:
- In a bowl combine the hot tea, barley malt extract and sugar, then stir in the raisins and the beaten aquafaba. Leave to soak while you preheat the oven to 150C/130C fan and line two 1lb loaf tins.
- Combine the flour, salt and baking powder, and then stir in the tea mixture. Spoon into the loaf tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until well risen. Remove from the oven and brush the top with date syrup while still warm then leave to cool in the tin. Once cooled, wrap in foil and store in an airtight tin for two days while it develops its characteristic stickiness, or simply tuck in if you can’t wait.
Top tip: Delicious when spread with Meridian Almond Butter!
