Scottish cake is prepared without adding fats, only one chicken egg is added to the dough, but a lot of dried fruits. To prevent the dough from getting too dry, dried fruits are pre-soaked for it in a mixture of tea and whiskey.
It is necessary
- - 450 g of chopped dried fruits;
- - 450 g flour;
- - 250 g of light brown sugar;
- - 200 ml of brewed iced tea;
- - 1 egg;
- - 2 teaspoons of whiskey;
- - 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
Instructions
Step 1
Cover dried fruits with sugar, pour cold tea and whiskey. Cover the bowl, set aside for 8 hours (it is better to do this overnight).
Step 2
Turn on the oven - let it warm up to 190 degrees. Take a 1 kg rectangular shape, cover it with parchment.
Step 3
Pour flour and cinnamon into a bowl with dried fruits, stir. Beat in an egg, mix the resulting dough again.
Step 4
Transfer the dough to a mold, place in the oven. Bake the Scottish muffin with dried fruit for 50 minutes, check the doneness in the standard way - with a wooden stick.
Step 5
If the cupcake is not yet ready inside, but the top has begun to burn, cover the product with foil, cook with it.
Step 6
Take out the finished cake, let cool in the form, then remove. Cut the dried fruit cake into slices. You can serve it with softened butter or jam.
