Grapefruit marmalade and tea loaf

This tea loaf recipe is not only for eating with tea, but uses tea to soak the fruit. I have adapted it to use my easy grapefruit marmalade because I had jars of the stuff staring at me in the kitchen and thought this would be a good way to use them up. My neighbour Bruce gives me free access to his grapefruit tree, which delivers fruit so sweet you never have to add sugar. And I have to confess, in winter you can often find me sitting by the fire in the evening sipping on my version of a Whiskey Sour. Pour a jot of whiskey over ice cubes and fill your glass to the brim with freshly squeezed grapefruit juice. I'm sure all the vitamin C is very good for me! This loaf lasted exactly one day on our kitchen table, proving popular with the kids and the adults, so I have had to make another one and keep it tucked away for my own supply. The longer this keeps, the better it is.

Easy grapefruit marmalade

2	Grapefruit, large
1	Lemon, large
1 ¾ Ltr	Water
1 to taste	Sugar, for each cup of pulp, addition of one cup sugar is recommendable

Grapefruit Marmalade Tea Loaf

120 g	Sultanas
120 g	Sugar
120 g	Raisins
120 g	Marmalade, grapefruit or any other type
1	Egg
1 cup	Tea, hot, Earl Grey or any strong black tea
2 tsp	Baking powder
225 g	Flour

Directions

To prepare Easy grapefruit marmalade:

1. Chop up the grapefruit and lemon - skin and all - into little dice (about 1cm) collecting the juice as you go, then put in a bowl covered with the water. Leave overnight.
2. In the morning, boil for 45 minutes until it goes a bit pulpy and soft. Leave to cool a little, then pour back into the bowl.
3. For each cup of pulp, add a cup of sugar and put back into the pot and boil briskly until it reaches setting point. To tell it's reached this point, take a spoonful out and put on a cold saucer. When you run your finger through the puddle, there should be a clear channel left which doesn't fill up.
4. Pour into sterilised jars. You can do this by washing them well and putting them in the oven on 110C for 10 minutes. Boil lids in a pot of boiling water for the same time. This recipe makes enough for about six 250ml jars.

To prepare Grapefruit marmalade tea loaf:

1. Before you go to bed, soak the sultanas, raisins, sugar and marmalade in a bowl with the hot tea.
2. In the morning, beat in the egg and sift in the dry ingredients.
3. Grease and flour your loaf tin thoroughly and pour the mixture in. Cook at 170C for an hour, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Keep an eye on the top as it might burn. If it looks a bit dark, gently place a piece of tin foil on top until the rest of the loaf cooks.