Bara Brith is a Welsh fruit loaf which is traditionally flavoured by adding tea, dried fruits and mixed spices. It is usually served sliced with lots of butter. Bara Brith literally means “speckled bread” in the Welsh language and it gets its name because of the dried fruit which speckles the bread.
It couldn’t be easier to make this fruit loaf. Start by soaking the raisins and currants in hot tea for a minimum of 8 hours. When you are ready to make the bead, mix demerara sugar with the soaked fruit until it is completely dissolved. Stir in the flour and egg to the tea and fruit mixture until completely combined. Place the batter in a loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes. Leave to cool for a few minutes before turning the bread onto a wire rack!
To make Bara Brith, you will need the following ingredients:
Place ¾ cup of raisins and ¾ cup of currants in a bowl. Pour over a cup of hot tea and soak for 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a 2-pound loaf pan with a greased sheet of parchment paper.
Stir ¾ cup of demerara sugar into the tea and fruit mixture until it is completely dissolved.
Stir in 1 ¼ cups of flour and 1 beaten egg into the tea and fruit mixture. Mix well until the ingredients are completely integrated into a batter.
Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes until golden brown on top.
Cool the Bara Brith in the bread pan for about 5 minutes before transferring the loaf to a rack to cool completely.
Serve with a strong cup of tea.
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