Bara Brith | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 300 millilitres freshly boiled water
• 2 strong black tea bags
• 50 grams currants
• 400 grams mixed dried fruit (see Additional Information, below)
• 100 grams dark muscovado sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
• 1 large egg (at room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter (for greasing)
• 250 grams self-raising flour (see Additional Information, below)
• ½ teaspoon fine salt
• 1 tablespoon runny honey (for glazing the cake )
• salted butter to serve (optional)