Recipes
Bara brith
Bara brith means speckled bread. It's a tea-flavoured fruit bread made all over Wales, ideal with a cup of tea
Bara brith means speckled bread. It's a tea-flavoured fruit bread made all over Wales, ideal with a cup of tea
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Cook: 11 Hours 45 Mins
Serves: 8
Price: 18p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 190g serving contains
Energy
2043kj
488kcal
2043kj
488kcal
24%
Fat
1.9g
1.9g
Low
3%
3%
Saturates
0.4g
0.4g
Low
2%
2%
Sugars
68.4g
68.4g
High
76%
76%
Salt
0.57g
0.57g
Med
10%
10%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1075kj/257kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1075kj/257kcal
Ingredients
450g mixed dried fruit
1 tea bag
250g granulated sugar
450g self-raising flour
1 level tsp mixed spice
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Method
1
Put the fruit in a bowl. Put the teabag in a measuring jug and pour on boiling water to make 300ml. Leave for 4 minutes then remove the tea bag and pour the tea over the fruit. Stir in the sugar. Cover and leave to soak overnight or for at least 10 hours.
2
Line a loaf tin with baking paper. Pre-heat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3.
3
Sift the flour with the spice and stir into the fruit mixture with the egg. Turn the mixture into a loaf tin and bake for 1.5 hours or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.