10.9.17

SPICE TEA LOAF

He and I watch a lot of British TV and when trouble brews, be it a broken heart or someone's uncle is murdered, the first line of action is always “I’ll go put the kettle on”. As the saying goes a cup of tea will cure all ills - stress, sleep, and more. A nice plain loaf would be nicer, but at best the main character's sidekick will come back with a dry biscuit. In real life, a simple understated slice of loaf with a sprinkle of powdered sugar goes well with a cuppa on most days...

SPICE TEA LOAF
1-1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp ground cloves
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream [14%]
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • Fully line a 9x5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and cloves.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. set aside
  • In another bowl, beat the butter, sugar, yogurt, and vanilla extract.  
  • One by one add the yolks and beat for 5 more minutes.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients and beat to combine.
  • Gently fold in the beaten egg whites.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean and the sides shrink away from the pan.
  • Let the loaf cool on a wire rack before slicing.

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It began with posting a few recipes on line for the family. "zsuzsa is in the kitchen" has more than 1000 Hungarian and International recipes. What started out as a private project turned into a well visited blog. The number of visitors long passed the two million mark. I organized the recipes into an on-line cookbook. On top of the page click on "ZSUZSA'S COOKBOOK". From there click on any of the chapters to access the recipes. For the archive just scroll to the bottom of the page. I am not profiting from my blog, so visitors are not harassed with advertising or flashy gadgets. The recipes are not broken up with photos at every step. Where needed the photos are placed following the recipe. Feel free to cut and paste my recipes for your own use. Publication is permitted as long as it is in your own words and with your own photographs. However, I would ask you for an acknowledgement and link-back to my blog. Happy cooking!