GRACIE'S BARMBRACK

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A delicious tea bread, also known as barmbrack, nice straight from the oven and buttered. For an egg-free option, it works fine with a tablespoon of applesauce instead of the egg. Enjoy warm or allow to cool before slicing and serving.

Provided by graciethebaker

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 3h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

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Ingredients

2 cups dried fruit
1 ¼ cups brewed black tea, cold
cooking spray
2 ¾ cups self-rising flour, sifted
¾ cup light brown sugar, or to taste
1 egg

Steps:

Place dried fruit in a bowl and pour in tea; let soak for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
Beat flour, brown sugar, and egg into fruit mixture until batter is well mixed; pour into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.6 calories, Carbohydrate 64.6 g, Cholesterol 18.6 mg, Fat 1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 455.5 mg, Sugar 16.2 g