Gur Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 8 slices stale bread (approx 300g), crusts cut off
• 350ml Dunnes Stores Gold Blend tea, cooled to room temperature
• 100g light brown sugar
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 175g Dunnes Stores Luxury Mixed Dried Fruit
• 30g butter, melted
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 4 tbsp milk
• 350g ready rolled shortcrust pastry

For the topping :

• 1 large egg, beaten
• sugar for sprinkling
• Dunnes Stores Sweet & Creamy Fresh Custard

METHOD

1. Grease and line an 8” square tin with baking parchment.
2. Soak the bread in the tea for 30 minutes, then squeeze the moisture out and tear into small pieces. Combine the bread with the flour, baking powder, mixed spice, sugar, butter, fruit, beaten egg and milk. Mix well.
3. Line the bottom of the tin with half of the pastry and spread the fruit mixture over, then cover with the remaining pastry. Make a few diagonal gashes across the top, brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 180°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for about an hour.
4. Allow to cool in the tin, then cut into 24 small squares. (A square of this size used to be sold for a halfpenny.) Serve each slice with some warm custard alongside a cup of tea/coffee.