Bara Brith
Bara Brith is a Welsh fruit bread which translates to ‘speckled bread’, I’ve taken a traditional favourite and given it an added kick!
Ingredients
- 120 g Mixed Dried Fruit
- 80 g Mixed Peel
- 210 g Brown Sugar *
- 2 Tea Bags Earl Grey, recommended
- 150 ml Boiling Water
- 50 ml Whisky Penderyn, recommended
- 1 large Egg Beaten
- 300 g Self-Raising Flour
- 1 Orange Juice and zest
- 2 tsp Pumpkin Spice **
- Honey to glaze
Instructions
- In a small bowl, cover the tea bags with the boiling water and leave to soak while you prepare the other ingredients.
- Add to a bowl the mixed fruit, citrus fruits, brown sugar, orange juice, zest, then add the tea water and finally the whisky. Leave to soak for around 5 hours.
- Preheat oven 180°C.
- Line a loaf tin with baking paper.
- In seperate large bowl, mix together the flour, egg and pumpkin spice.
- Tip the wet ingredients into the mixing bowl containing the flour and egg. Fold in using a large spoon, until all the ingredients are combined and it becomes a sticky batter consistency.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for around 40-50 minutes, until golden brown – test by inserting a skewer into the middle of the dough and if it comes out clean it’s ready.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin.
- Once cooled, using a pastry brush, glaze with the honey.
Notes
* Try using Dark Brown Sugar to give your Bara Brith a 'darker' colour.
** For how to make pumpkin spice look here.