Best Irish Tea Barmbrack Recipes
IRISH TEA CAKE (BARMBRACK)
Barmbrack comes in tons of varieties, from light and yeasted to super-dense and fruitcake-like, which is what I attempted here. It's traditionally a Halloween treat, and my experience was, unfortunately, equal parts trick and treat. This recipe improves on the original video version, which my Irish friends on YouTube said needed baking soda, more tea, and much less whole grain flour. Of course, top with butter and enjoy alongside a cup of hot tea.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Irish
Time 3h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Place tea bags in a heatproof measuring cup. Pour in boiling water and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and let cool until barely warm.
- Combine currants, cherries, and raisins in a bowl. Pour warm tea over the fruit. Let sit for 2 hours. Drain fruit, reserving 2 to 4 tablespoons of the tea.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Thoroughly butter a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line with buttered parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center. Add brown sugar, egg, milk, reserved tea, lemon and orange zest, whiskey, vanilla, and butter. Mix until flour is mostly incorporated. Stir in fruit until just combined.
- Spread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap pan against the counter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Drizzle honey over the top. Let cool in the pan before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 315.5 calories, Carbohydrate 51.2 g, Cholesterol 46.8 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 569.5 mg, Sugar 22.3 g
IRISH TEA BARMBRACK
This is an easy dark fruit cake or tea brack, which involves soaking dried fruit in strong black tea overnight. Barmbrack was traditionally served on Halloween in Ireland. Items, such as a ring to signify a wedding in the near future, would be wrapped up in paper and baked in the cake for one lucky person to find in their slice! There's no butter required for the recipe itself, but it's worth buttering every slice of this. Stored in an airtight tin, this cake will keep for 10 days.
Provided by Ita
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes
Time 9h45m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix raisins, golden raisins, mixed fruit peel, and molasses with black tea in a bowl; cover and let soak, 8 hours to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Stir flour, turbinado sugar, egg, and pumpkin pie spice into raisin mixture until well mixed; pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until barmbrack is firm to the touch, about 1 1/2 hours. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 298.9 calories, Carbohydrate 72.3 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 298.1 mg, Sugar 42.8 g
IRISH TEA BARMBRACK BY DARINA ALLEN
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If you can't get sultanas and/or raisins, just use all raisins instead, or you could substitute dried cranberries too. Darina's recipe calls for glacé cherries, but you could use chopped dates instead or leave them out altogether. I've been cheeky and have swapped out some of the tea for whiskey in this recipe, but if you don't want to use alcohol in your barmbrack, just use 300 ml (1 1/4 cups) tea. For a twist, use Earl Grey or even chai tea instead of regular black tea. If you want to add in some charms, like a ring or coins, just be sure to wrap them well in parchment paper first before adding them to the batter!
- Put the raisins, sultanas, currants, cherries and candied peel in a large bowl, one that's big enough to accommodate all the ingredients later on. Pour over the tea and whiskey or Cointreau and allow the fruit to soak for at least 30 minutes or even overnight.
- When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a 450 g (1 lb) loaf tin with parchment paper or a loaf tin liner.
- Add in the beaten egg, flour, sugar and mixed spice to the fruit and tea mixture. Stir well until everything is just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin. Bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool on a wire rack before slicing. This keeps very well in an airtight tin.
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