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CINNAMON APPLE TEA BREAD WITH HONEY GLAZE
1 1/4 cups boiling water 4 Lipton soothing moments cinnamon-apple herbal tea bags 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup honey 2 tablespoons margarine or butter 1 egg 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans FOR THE HONEY GLAZE: 2 tablespoons honey 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
In a teapot, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and reserve 2 tablespoons tea.
In a large bowl, pour remaining tea over raisins, 1/2 cup honey, and margarine, and cool completely; beat in egg; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to tea mixture, blending well after each addition. Stir in walnuts. Turn into prepared loaf pan.
Bake 1 hour or until bread tests done. On a wire rack, cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely before glazing.
TO MAKE THE HONEY GLAZE: In a small bowl, gradually add enough reserved tea and honey to confectioners' sugar until desired thickness; drizzle over bread.
Makes 1 loaf Source: Lipton
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