BARA BRITH (CURRANT BREAD) WELSH

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Make and share this Bara Brith (Currant Bread) Welsh recipe from Food.com.

Provided by truebrit

Categories     Breads

Time 1h

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 lb dried fruit
2 teaspoons salt
4 ounces candied peel
6 ounces lard
1 pint water
1 ounce fresh yeast
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 lb demerara sugar
2 lbs plain flour
2 eggs

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)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.4, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 34.2, Sodium 310.5, Carbohydrate 68.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 20.1, Protein 7

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