Bara Brith ( Speckled Bread)

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Bara Brith ( Speckled Bread) Ingredients

6 oz Dried fruit	10 oz Self-raising flour
8 oz Dark brown sugar	1 Egg
1/2 pt Strong hot tea

Instructions for Bara Brith ( Speckled Bread)

This is Wales traditional rich fruit bread. South Wales makes it with baking powder; Northerners prefer yeast as the raising agent. Either way its delicious. Soak the dried fruit and sugar overnight in the tea. You can use either fresh tea, or the cold dregs from the teapot (this gives a good strong colour). Next day, sieve the flour and fold it it into the fruit. Mix in the lightly beaten egg. Line a small loaf-tin with buttered paper then tip in the mixture, smoothing it well into the corners. Bake in a gentle oven at 300 F (150 C) gas mark 2 for 1 1/2 hours. Cool and store for at least 2 days in a tin so that it matures moist and rich. Traditionalists say you should never butter the Bara Brith, but Dorothy says do, as its lovely that way. Source: Elisabeth Luard in "Country Living" (British), April 1989. From Geminis MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

Main Ingredient: GrainsCuisine: Uncategorized

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