Fruit & Tea Bread

Put the dried fruit into a bowl. Pour the hot tea over the dried fruit and let it sit for about an hour.

Preheat your oven to 325 F. Make the chia egg by combining the ground chia seeds and water in a small bowl so it can sit and congeal for a few minutes.

In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, baking powder, salt, and 4 tablespoons of the coconut sugar. Stir in the dried fruit with any extra liquid, the chia egg, and stevia until well combined.

Pour into a glass pie plate that has been lined on the bottom with a parchment paper circle and smooth the dough out. Bake for about 40 minutes. (When done, the edges should be nicely browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean, although it might still look a little soft. That is just particular to almond flour which sets up as it cools.) Sprinkle with the remaining coconut sugar as soon as it comes out of the oven.

Cool before slicing into wedges and serving. I found that it was even better the second day. Enjoy with hot tea or for breakfast, dessert, etc!

Notes:
1. If you aren’t sensitive to eggs, feel free to replace the chia egg with a real one.
2. You could replace half the raisins with chopped, dried figs or chopped prunes.
3. I don’t like black tea but I still really liked this bread. If you don’t like tea, don’t let it turn you away!