Best Barm Brack Irish Tea Loaf Recipes

Barm Brack (Irish Whiskey Tea Loaf) image

Provided by ChanaHolt

Categories Breads

Time P1DT2h

Yield 3-5 Loafs

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 pints strong brewed tea (or half strong tea and half irish wiskey I prefer the half and half method)
1 lb golden raisin
1 lb black raisins
1 lb brown sugar
1 lb all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs
6 tablespoons honey, melted (I use huckleberry honey for mine)

Steps:

First soak the raisins and sugar in the tea (or tea and whiskey) overnight.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Add Flour, baking powder, and eggs to the tea mixture.
Spoon the dough into a greased loaf pans. You should be able to fill 3 loaf pans, 8x4 inches (20x10 cm). (I prefer to make them in ready to give away little loaf pans which makes about five per batch).
Place loaf pans in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 45minutes.
Leave Bram Brack to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack and glaze the top with the melted honey. ( If you go with the small give away kind let cool then leave in tin drizzle honey on the top and cover with a little room on top and then give them away when ready.).

Barm Brack (Irish Tea Loaf) image

Provided by sherrie parnell

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 c raisins
3/4 c golden raisins
grated peel of 1 lemon
1/2 c dark brown sugar
1 c cold tea (i use twinnings irish breakfast)
2 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
YOU WILL NEED A WELL GREASED 8 1/2 BY 4 1/2 INCH LOAF PAN

Steps:

1. Soak raisins, peel,and sugar in the cold tea overnight in the refrigerator. Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour and mix with soda and salt. blend in egg and the tea-raisin mixture. pour into well greased loaf pan as directed above. bake 1 hour or until firm to touch. allow to cool 10 minutes,and turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.