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Well the weekend seems to have flown by and on these lovely hot sunny days what could be nicer than a nice refreshing cup of tea and some freshly baked beetroot and raisin tea bread.<\/p>\n

The beetroot season has just started and it is a vegetable that I feel is particularly unused. Mostly bought in jars pickled in vinegar but it is so much more versatile and good for you too.\u00a0Beetroot<\/b>\u00a0is a good source of iron and folate (naturally occurring folic acid). It also contains nitrates, betaine, magnesium and other antioxidants (notably betacyanin). More recent health claims suggest\u00a0beetroot<\/b>\u00a0can help lower blood pressure, boost exercise performance and prevent dementia.<\/p>\n

There that’s the science out of the way which I have to confess I copied from the internet to save you all the bother of going to look it up for yourselves. This weekend was a true lazy weekend for me as I didn’t really do anything at all except a bit of baking and lounging around in the sun eating the fruits of my endevours. There is a new micro pub opening up in my high street in the coming weeks so I will be sampling some real ales before too long and hope to write a review here in this blog about all my “hard” work in sampling said beers.<\/p>\n

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Lazy Days Beetroot & Raisin Tea Bread<\/div>\n
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Recipe Type<\/span>: Bread<\/span><\/div>\n
Cuisine: Baking<\/span><\/div>\n
Author: The Knobbly Plate<\/span><\/div>\n
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