Best 20 Tea Bread Recipes

APRICOT TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. , Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in apricots and pecans. , Spoon into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in blueberries and orange zest. In another bowl, beat eggs; add milk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with cream cheese if desired.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries., Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth; drizzle over warm bread.

LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and lemon zest; beat well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. , Transfer to a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread.

BLUEBERRY LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Toss berries with 1 tablespoon flour; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine baking powder, salt and remaining flour. Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Fold in blueberries and lemon zest. Pour batter into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove bread from pan; prick top with a toothpick. Brush hot glaze over bread. Cool completely before slicing.

LEMON-THYME TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine milk and thyme. Microwave, uncovered, on high 1-2 minutes or until bubbly; cover and let stand until cooled to room temperature., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved milk mixture. Stir in lemon juice and zest. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over bread.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, dried cranberries, sugar and baking powder in large mixing bowl.
• In separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Blend applesauce mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into greased loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing loaf to cool completely on wire rack.

CRANBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan. Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and toast until golden brown and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Place in a large bowl; stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom.
• In a separate bowl, stir together yogurt, oil, and eggs; whisk until combined. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid ingredients; stir until just combined. Fold in cranberries and ginger.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared pan and smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of the loaf comes out just clean, about 50 minutes. Check the loaf after 30 minutes and tent with aluminum foil if browning too quickly. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, and then run a metal spatula around edges and invert loaf onto a rack. Turn right side up to cool completely before slicing.

ALMOND TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine almond paste and butter; beat until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, gently toss cherries and 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside., Combine the baking powder, salt, remaining flour; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Spoon a sixth of the batter into each of two greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans; sprinkle layers with half of the fruit. Cover with another layer of batter and sprinkle with remaining fruit. Top with remaining batter; smooth with spatula. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1-1/4 hours. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.

RASPBERRY BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9-inch square, metal baking pan.
• Sift flour, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl.
• In a medium sized bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs and orange rind.
• Beat in half of the flour mixture.
• Beat in all the milk, and then the remaining flour mixture.
• Fold in berries, and turn batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until well browned.
• Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
• When cooled, remove from pan.
• Serve warm or cold.

DATE PECAN TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Place dates in a large bowl. Combine boiling water and baking soda; pour over dates. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg; set aside. , In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with date mixture. Stir in pecans. , Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine spread ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve with bread.

BUTTERCUP SQUASH TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan, and set aside. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, squash purée, melted butter, and 1/4 cup water. Fold squash mixture into flour mixture. Stir in pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn bread out onto a wire rack, and let cool completely.

LEMON-BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º. Lightly coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine butter, oil, and sugar; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add egg whites and beat again until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder, and salt. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to the egg mixture, beating after each addition. Add lemon juice, zest, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Gently fold in frozen blueberries.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

CRANBERRY-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray; sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar in each pan.
• In small bowl, toss 2 tablespoons of the cake mix with cranberries. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in cranberries. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk and lemon juice until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Pour glaze over bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Sprinkle with lemon peel.

APRICOT PISTACHIO TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans with shortening; lightly flour.
• In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda and ginger. Stir in apricots and nuts. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Divide batter between pans.
• Bake 1 hour or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, covering loosely with foil after 40 minutes to prevent overbrowning, if necessary. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over bread.

GLAZED CHOCOLATE TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine applesauce, shortening, eggs, water and sugar; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Combine dry ingredients; add to applesauce mixture. Beat on low for 30 seconds. Beat on high for 2-1/2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in the chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over bread.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA BREAD MUFFINS W/ ORANGE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring occasionally,.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3-4 times or just until chopped.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in cranberry mixture and pecans.
• Place baking cups in miniature muffin pans; coat with cooking spray. Spoon batter into baking cups, filling completely.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Remove from pans to a wire rack. Spoon Orange Cream Cheese Glaze over warm muffins.
• Orange Cream Cheese Glaze: Beat one 3 oz. package of softened cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Add 1 tablespoons orange juice and 1/4 tsp of vanilla; beat until smooth. Gradually add 1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

MUMMY'S TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Place the dates, sugar, salt, and butter into a bowl, and pour in the boiling water. Stir together and set aside to cool. Once cool, mix in the egg.
• Stir the flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together in a bowl. Pour the raisin mixture over the flour mixture, and stir together until thoroughly combined. Mix in the vanilla extract and, if desired, walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil and store in the refrigerator.

SALLY LUNN TEA BREAD - ORIGINAL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425f, grease a 6 inch deep cake tin.
• Combine all the batter ingredients in a bowl, beat until smooth and leave in a warm place until it goes frothy.
• Add all the dough ingredients to the batter and stir until smooth. Pour batter into the tin, cover and leave until doubled in size.
• Bake uncovered for 35 minutes, until golden brown.
• Turn out on wire rack and leave to cool.
• This mixture can be made as one large loaf, or as smaller buns which can be split and toasted.

CRANBERRY ORANGE TEA BREAD (SUGAR-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together orange juice, milk, oil, eggs, zest and vanilla. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, Splenda, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nuts and cranberries. Stir; make a well and add the liquid mixture, stirring just until blended.
• Spoon into prepared pan and smooth.
• Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out dry.
• While bread is baking prepare Glaze: Combine orange juice and Splenda in a small saucepan. Place on medium heat and reduce by one half. Stir in cream cheese until melted. Brush glaze onto warm loaf immediately after removing from oven. Cool on rack for 15 minutes; then remove from pan.
• *Gift loaf variation: Makes 2-3 small loaves - fill mini loaf pans 2/3 full and bake for 30-35 minutes.