Best Currant Bread Recipes

KRENTENBROOD VAN BAKKER VEERMAN (CURRANT AND RAISIN BREAD)

Steps:

• Soak currants and raisins in a bowl of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain and pat dry with paper towels; stir in candied peel.
• Sift flour and cinnamon into a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the flour. Add yeast and sugar to the well; pour in 1/4 cup lukewarm water. Let stand until yeast begins to foam, about 5 minutes.
• Stir remaining 3/4 cup lukewarm water, milk, eggs, and salt into the flour mixture until dough comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Add currant mixture; knead until evenly incorporated and dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans lightly with butter. Flatten dough gently and shape into 2 loaves. Place 1 loaf in each pan and cover with a damp cloth. Let rise in a warm place until puffy, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until firm and dark brown, about 45 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing, about 1 hour.

WELSH CURRANT RAISIN BREAD BARA BRITH (MADE WITH YEAST)

Steps:

• Put 8 cups of the flour in a mixing bowl and let it stand in a warm place for a short while. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles meal, add the currants, raisins candied fruit peel, nutmeg or allspice, salt and all of the brown sugar but 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar. Mix thoroughly.
• In a smaller bowl cream the fresh yeast with the 1 teaspoons of brown sugar and blend the yeast mixture with the milk.
• Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour the yeast mixture into it and sprinkle a little additional flour over the yeast mixture. Cover the dough and let it stand in a warm place for a few minutes, until it is just beginning to rise. Pour the beaten eggs into the bowl and proceed to knead gradually adding the 1 1/2 cups tepid water mixed with the molasses. This should be a soft dough. Knead about 10 minutes.
• Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until it has doubled in bulk. Then turn the dough out onto a well floured board, divide it in half and put it into two well buttered 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Let the loaves rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes, or until they have nearly risen to the rims of the pans.
• Bake the loaves in a preheated 350°F oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, so that the tops are browned and loaves sound hollow when rapped.
• Welsh Fare S. Minwel Tibbott.

TRADITIONAL IRISH CURRANT SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Stir in currants and milk.
• Combine until well blended.
• Dough will be sticky.
• Turn out onto floured board and knead 10 times, until smooth.
• Shape into an 8" round loaf.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Cut an"X" with a knife into the top of the loaf.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
• Remove from oven; pour sugar and water glaze over the top and return to oven for an additional 10 minutes.

CURRANT CARDAMOM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix eggs, butter, apple syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt. together in a large bowl. Stir in half and half and milk. Place cubed bread and currants into a large baking dish. Stir in the egg mixture until bread is evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

BARA BRITH (CURRANT BREAD) WELSH

Steps:

• Oven: 450F, Gas Mark 8 for 15 minutes: 375F, Gas Mark 5 for 45 minutes.
• Soak the fruit and candied peel in the water with the spice.
• Leave to steep in a warm place and use the warm spicy, strained water to mix the dough.
• Sift the flour and salt and rub in the lard; cream the yeast with the sugar and a little of the spiced water; mix this into the flour, together with the eggs and use enough of the water to give a firm, yet elastic dough.
• Knead well, leave to rise and knock back; blend in the drained fruit and knead again.
• Shape the dough into loaves and set into greased 1 lb tins in a warm place to prove; bake, reducing the temperature after the first 15 minutes.
• Originally, in some recipies, the fruit content would have been fresh currants or blackberries.
• Bara Brith is often served as part of the traditional Welsh tea.
• It can also be purchased at many of the small bakeries found throughout Wales.
• British Cookery (BTA/BFPC)

RAISIN-CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease 2 loaf pans, line with parchment and regrease.
• Sift the first 6 ingredients into a large bowl and set aside. Place raisins and currants into a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon of the sifted mixture. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients.
• Make a well in the center of the sifted ingredients and pour in the egg-milk mixture. Sprinkle with the raisins and currants. Mix with a wooden spoon until just blended. Pour the batter into the pans and bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pans for 5 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool to room temperature.

CURRANT TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk and lemon zest. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in currants., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

WHOLE WHEAT CURRANT OR RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients, then add beaten egg and your "buttermilk" mixture. Mix well. Pour into a well greased and floured, standard bread pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until middle is mounded and a toothpick (or butter knife) comes out clean.

ORANGE-CARDAMOM CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• Add ingredients to bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufactuer, adding yogurt with water and currants with flour.
• Recommended cycle, basic/white bread cycle; light or medium/normal color setting.

CURRANT-ORANGE IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a baking sheet, set aside. In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange peel. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in currants. Make a well in the center of the mixture. In a small mixing bowl combine egg and buttermilk. Add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. On a lightly floured surface gently knead dough to form a dough (about 4 or 5 times). Shape into a 7-inch round loaf. Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. With a sharp knife, make 2 slashes across the top of the loaf to form an X, cutting all the way to the edge. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

CARDAMOM, CURRANT, AND CASHEW BREAD

Steps:

• Place warm milk, oil, maple syrup, bread flour, cardamom, salt, and yeast in a bread machine in the order listed. Select Basic cycle. Add currants and cashews at the Add Ingredient signal. Remove loaf from the machine after the cycle is done and the loaf is baked, about 3 1/2 hours total.

PECAN CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together dry ingredients, pecans, and currants in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients until combined well.
• Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined. Transfer batter to a well-buttered 9- by 5-inch loaf pan, smoothing top, and bake until golden-brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 1/4 hours.
• Cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool 1 hour more.

CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• DISSOLVE YEAST IN WATER. COMBINE MILK, SUGAR, SALT, & MARGARINE. COOL TO LUKEWARM. BEAT IN EGGS AND HALF OF FLOUR. STIR IN YEAST, CURRANTS, AND OATMEAL. ADD ENOUGH FLOUR TO MAKE STIFF DOUGH. KNEAD 10 MINUTES. PLACE IN GREASED BOWL UNTIL DOUBLED. DIVIDE DOUGH IN HALF. LET REST 10 MINUTES (COVERED). ROLL EACH BALL 8" X 15". SPRINKLE WITH CINNAMON & SUGAR. FORM 2 LOAVES. PLACE IN GREASED PANS. BRUSH WITH MARGARINE. LET RISE UNTIL DOUBLED. BAKE 10 MINUTES AT 400, THEN 40 MINUTES AT 375.

AMAZING ALMOND-CARROT-CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Cream sugar, butter, and salt together in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla and almond extracts.
• Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add to butter-egg mixture in 3 additions, alternating with carrots and milk in 2 additions. Stir in currants and almonds; the batter will be quite wet. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

CORINTHIAN CURRANT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine to resemble meal. Stir in currants and anise seeds. Beat buttermilk and egg. Add to flour mixture and mix until moistened. On a floured surface, knead 15 to 20 times until smooth. Form dough into a ball. Press into a greased 8-inch round baking dish to almost touch edge. with a sharp knife, cut a 1/2 inch deep cross on top. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Brush with melted butter or margarine. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then remove to wire rack.