Bishop's slices for tea

Name: Bishop's slices for tea
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: approx. 20 slices
Cuisine: Hungarian
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 200 g sugar; 220 g flour; 40 g flaked almonds; 40 g raisins; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 pinch of ground cloves; 1 tsp baking powder; butter and flour for the tin, or parchment paper

Time: 1 hour 10 minutesapprox. 20 slicesapprox. 90 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 2 g protein / serving

Bishop's slice for tea is a twice-baked, rusk-like tea cake: spiced, almondy, raisiny and crisp. Old recipes baked it slowly; today it is made with double baking at an exact temperature. Served with tea or coffee, it is ideal.

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Method

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Preheat the oven to 170 °C (155 °C fan). Grease a long loaf tin (approx. 11x30 cm) with butter, or line it with parchment paper.
Beat the eggs with the sugar with a mixer for 6-8 minutes until pale, thick and ribbon-like.
Mix the flour with the baking powder, cinnamon and cloves and fold gently into the foam with a wooden spoon. Add the almonds and raisins.
Pour the batter into the tin, smooth it and bake at 170 °C for 35-40 minutes until golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
Remove from the tin when half cooled and cut lengthwise into thin slices.
Lay the slices on their flat side and dry them in a 150 °C oven for 10-12 minutes, which gives the crisp bishop's slice to serve with tea.

Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Do not overmix the batter, to keep it light.
A serrated knife is best for slicing.
The second drying makes it crisp.
It keeps for 3 weeks in an airtight box.

Frequently asked questions

Is it like biscotti?

Yes, biscotti are also twice-baked, but bishop's slice is made from a Hungarian-style cinnamon-and-clove, raisin batter.

What can replace the raisins?

Dried cranberries or candied fruit.

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