Barm Brack
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Cream the yeast and the sugar and allow to froth up in the milk, which should be at blood heat. Sieve the flour, caster sugar and spice and rub in the butter. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast mixture and the egg, beaten. Beat with a wooden spoon for about 10 minutes until a good dough forms. The fruit should be worked in by hand; the gold ring wrapped in greaseproof paper should then be added, and the whole kneaded. Put in a warm bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place for about an hour until doubled in size. Knead lightly and place in a lightly-greased 7 in /15 cm diameter cake tin and allow a further 30 minutes rising time. Bake near the top of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 6, 400°F, 200°C for 45 minutes. On removing from the oven the brack can be glazed with a syrup made from 2 tsp sugar dissolved in 3 tsp boiling water. Serve as it is or with butter, marmalade, jam etc.
Cream the yeast and the sugar and allow to froth up in the milk, which should be at blood heat. Sieve the flour, superfine sugar and spice and rub in the butter. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast mixture and the egg, beaten. Beat with a wooden spoon for about 10 minutes until a good dough forms. The fruit should be worked in by hand; the gold ring wrapped in greaseproof paper should then be added, and the whole kneaded. Put in a warm bowl, cover and allow to rise in a warm place for about an hour until doubled in size. Knead lightly and place in a lightly-greased 7 in /15 cm diameter cake tin and allow a further 30 minutes rising time. Bake near the top of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 6, 400°F, 200°C for 45 minutes. On removing from the oven the brack can be glazed with a syrup made from 2 tsp sugar dissolved in 3 tsp boiling water. Serve as it is or with butter, marmalade, jam etc.
Introduction
A traditional Irish teabread, my family recipe.
A traditional Irish teabread, my family recipe.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
Metric
Cups
- ⅛ litre tea (Luke warm and milky)
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh yeast
- 227 grams plain flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 170 grams mixed fruit
- 57 grams caster sugar
- ⅕ pint tea (Luke warm and milky)
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh yeast
- 8 ounces all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 6 ounces mixed fruit
- 2 ounces superfine sugar
Method
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