Rhubarb Barm Brack

Name: Rhubarb Barm Brack
Yield: Serve 4 to 6 unless otherwise stated.
Cuisine: Ireland
Ingredients: 1 tsp baking soda; 2 lb rhubarb, cut into 1-in pieces; 1 tsp mixed apple-pie spice; ⅓ cup chopped mixed candied peel; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 2 cups currants or mixed dried fruit; ¾ cup brown or granulated sugar; 4 tbsp butter, softened; 2½ cups whole-wheat flour; 1 egg, beaten; 2½ cups freshly made strong tea, cooled and strained if necessary

Preparation info

Serve
4 to 6
unless otherwise stated.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1999

About

Barm brack, a fruited loaf made with tea, is also known in Ireland as St. Brigid’s bread. This is a slight variation on the theme, because I have added a teaspoonful of baking soda to lift the whole wheat flour.

Ingredients

¾ cup brown or granulated sugar
2 cups currants or mixed dried fruit

Europe
Ireland
Snack
Dessert
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Put the brown or granulated sugar, dried fruit, and peel into a bowl and pour on the tea. Cover and leave to stand for at least 6 hours.

Add the beaten egg and softened butter to the fruit mixture and stir in. Add the flour, baking soda, and spice, and beat until smooth. Put into a greased and lined 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan. Bake in a preheated oven a