Bara Brith

I spend many holidays with my family on the island of Anglesey, North Wales, and this popular tea bread is baked all over Wales. Bara Brith in Welsh means ‘speckled bread’ - with the dried fruit being the speckles - and there are many versions of the recipe. Originally Bara Brith included yeast, but I prefer this yeast-free version that tastes better the day after you have made it. You can eat it any day of the year but why not bake it to celebrate St David