Name: Bara Brith
Prep time: PTM
Cook time: PTM
Total time: PTM
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Welsh
Ingredients: 6 oz Dried Fruit; 8 oz Dark Brown Sugar; ½ pt Strong Hot Tea; 10 oz Self-raising Flour; 1 Egg

The Recipe Bin: Welsh - Breads & Rolls

Bara Brith
( Speckled Bread )



6 oz Dried Fruit 8 oz Dark Brown Sugar	½ pt Strong Hot Tea 10 oz Self-raising Flour 1 Egg



Soak the dried fruit and sugar overnight in the tea.
You can use either fresh tea, or the cold dregs from the teapot (this gives a good strong colour).
Next day, sieve the flour and fold it it into the fruit.
Mix in the lightly beaten egg.
Line a small loaf-tin with buttered paper then tip in the mixture, smoothing it well into the corners.

Bake in a gentle oven at 300°F (150°C) gas mark 2 for 1½ hours.
Cool and store for at least 2 days in a tin so that it matures moist and rich.


Makes approximately 8 servings. unknown calories per serving.

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