Tea Breads, Buns And Muffins Recipes - Herb Popovers

Ingredients

• 3 eggs

• 250ml/1 cup milk

• 25g/2 tbsp butter, melted

• 75g/3/4 cup plain flour

• 1.5ml/1/4 tsp salt

• 1 small sprig each mixed fresh herbs, such as chives, tarragon, dill and parsley

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Grease a 900g/2lb loaf dish or tin.

2. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg into small bowl. Set aside.

3. With an electric mixer, beat the mashed sweet potatoes with the brown sugar, butter or margarine, and eggs until well mixed.

4. Add the flour mixture and the raisins. Stir with a wooden spoon until the flour is just mixed in.

5. Transfer the batter to the prepared dish or tin. Bake until a skewer inserted in the centre of the loaf comes out clean, about 1-1 1/4 hours.

6. Let the bread coo in the pan on a wire rack fro 15 minutes, then unmould from the dish or tin on to the wire rack and leave to cool completely.