{"id":7830,"date":"2025-09-19T13:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?p=7830"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:58:46","slug":"bara-brith-welsh-tea-loaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?p=7830","title":{"rendered":"Bara Brith – Welsh Tea Loaf"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The bread is made by mixing flour (either\u00a0white<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0self-raising<\/a>), yeast (if not using self-raising flour), butter, mixed dried fruit (such as\u00a0raisins<\/a>,\u00a0currants<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0sultanas<\/a>), mixed spices and an egg.\u00a0Some recipes favour soaking the dried fruit in tea overnight before the baking.\u00a0This mixture is then\u00a0proved<\/a>\u00a0to allow\u00a0fermentation<\/a>\u00a0to take place. After an initial period, the air is knocked out of the mixture and it is allowed to prove once more. This period of preparation can take up to two hours, including the resting time for the bread mixture. It is then baked in an oven.\u00a0Bara Brith is traditionally served at\u00a0tea time<\/a>, alongside\u00a0tea<\/a>. It is normally served in slices with butter spread on one side.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bara Brith<\/h2>\n \n
A tradition Welsh tea bread usually served with plenty of butter<\/span><\/div>\n \n
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Servings <\/span>10<\/span> Slices<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Prep Time <\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 25 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 40 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Equipment
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  • 1 2 lb loaf tin<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n \n

    Ingredients
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