Bara Brith
A tradition Welsh tea bread usually served with plenty of butter
Equipment
- 1 2 lb loaf tin
Ingredients
- 300 g Mixed dried fruit
- 200 g Muscovado sugar
- 1 Zest of 1 orange
- 250 ml Hot black tea
- 350 g Self raising flour
- 2 tsp Mixed spice
- 1 ea Egg - beaten
- 50 g Butter, softened
Instructions
- Place the dried fruit and orange zest into a large mixing bowl. Pour the hot tea over and stir well. Set aside to soak overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 320ºF. Grease and line the base and short sides of the 2lb loaf tin and a strip of parchment paper.
- Tip the flour and mixed spice in with the fruit and tea mixture. Add the beaten egg, sugar and softened butter.Beat well until you have a well mixed batter. Tip into the loaf tin.
- Bake, for 1 hr 15 minutes. If the top starts to brown too much, cover with tin foil. Check for doneness with a skewer. If the skewer dos not come out clean give it another 5 to 10 minutes.
- When done allow to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool completely. Serve generously buttered.