Bara Brith

Name: Bara Brith
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 75 g/3 oz/½ cup each currants and raisins; 75 g/3 oz/½ cup each currants and raisins; 75 g/3 oz/6 tablespoons butter; 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup soft brown sugar; 25 g/1 oz/3 tablespoons candied peel, chopped; 300 ml/10 fl oz/1¼ cups milk; 1 teaspoon each salt and mixed/apple pie spice; 1 sachet micronized/active dry yeast; 1 sachet micronized/active dry yeast; 450 g/1 lb/4 cups wholewheat flour; 1 teaspoon each salt and mixed/apple pie spice

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This is a speckled fruit bread from Wales, which is far richer than the English variety. Eat it hot, cold or toasted for a wonderful treat at any time.

Ingredients

75 g/3 oz/½ cup each currants and raisins
300

Europe
United Kingdom
Snack
Spicy
Vegetarian
Bread
Wales

Method

Soak the dried fruit in the milk overnight. Drain and reserve the milk. Mix the dried fruit, peel and sugar together and place in a warm oven for a few minutes. Heat the butter and milk until the butter has melted. Leave to cool until lukewarm. Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add the milk. Knead for 5 minutes. Butter a 450