Earl Grey Amish Friendship Bread Tea Cakes

• Produce

  • 5 Earl grey tea bags
  • 1 tsp Lemon, zest

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 7 oz Butter, unsalted
  • 3 cups Milk

• Prepared

  • 1 cup Amish friendship bread starter

Found on friendshipbreadkitchen.com

Description

Ingredients

• 3 cups milk, divided
• 5 Earl Grey tea bags
• 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread starter
• 7 ounces unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely gratedEarl Grey Glaze

Directions

• Place the milk in a microwave-safe bowl or measuring cup and warm in microwave until it is hot but not boiling, about 30-45 seconds.
• Add tea bags and allow to steep for 15 minutes, squeezing the bags with a spoon once or twice.
• Remove tea bags and allow to cool. Reserve 1 cup for the recipe and the remainder for the glaze.
• Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
• Grease a 9x9 baking pan or line with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream the starter, butter, sugar and vanilla. Add 1 cup of the infused milk. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk or sift baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour and lemon zest.
• Fold dry ingredients into the batter until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into baking pan, spreading the batter evenly.
• Bake for 1 hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
• Allow to cool and then cut the cake into even squares. Drizzle with Earl Grey Glaze.
• ENJOY!