BARA BRITH

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A sweet, yeast-less Welsh bread studded with dried fruit. I generally soak my raisins in Irish breakfast tea, but feel free to experiment with flavors.

Provided by Femmie London

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 8h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup hot brewed tea
¾ cup dried currants
¾ cup golden raisins
¾ cup demerara sugar
1 ¼ cups self-rising flour
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

  • Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.
  • Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.
  • Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.
  • Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown, about 40 minutes. Cool in the bread pan 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 260.7 mg, Sugar 24.6 g

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