Place the dried fruit in the cooled black tea and put it in the refrigerator overnight or leave it out to soak for at least 4 hours.
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
In a mixing bowl, place the flour, salt, baking powder, sugar and the spices. Mix well and break all the sugar lumps if necessary.
Make a well in the centre, add the mashed banana.
Add the non-dairy milk.
Then strain the liquid from the tea-fruit mixture and pour the tea into the bowl.
Mix the wet ingredients with the dry until a smooth batter is obtained.
Now add all the fruits and give everything a good mix.
Pour the batter into a lined baking loaf tin. (You do need to line the tin with parchment paper as there are no oil in this recipe and it will be difficult to get the baked loaf out otherwise).
Bake for 40 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your oven) or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
This loaf tastes better after two days. So, you may want to keep it in an airtight container for 2 days before serving, that is if you can.
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Link to original recipe - Barmbrack - Irish Tea Loaf - https://veganlovlie.com/a-paddys-day-treat-irish-tea-loaf/