Bara Brith Welsh Tea Bread Food

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MOIST BARA BRITH - WELSH TEA BREAD RECIPE



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A no yeast version of the Welsh Bara Brith which is moist and full of flavour

Provided by Rachel Jones

Categories     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 10

110 g Butter
210 g Sugar (Brown or golden)
175 g Mixed dried fruit
275 ml Milk
2 Tea Bags
25 ml Boiling water
1 Egg (Beaten)
280 g Self raising flour
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
1 tsp Mixed spice

Steps:

  • Place the tea bags into a cup and just cover with boiling water and leave to soak while you prepare the other ingredients.
  • Place the milk, butter, dried fruit, sugar and the soaked tea bags into a small pan and bring to a simmer over a medium heat.
  • Let the mixture bubble for a few minutes and then turn off the heat.
  • Leave the mixture to cool in the pan for an hour or two.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274 kcal, Carbohydrate 45 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 36 mg, Sodium 83 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 26 g, ServingSize 1 serving

BARA BRITH



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A sweet, yeast-less Welsh bread studded with dried fruit. I generally soak my raisins in Irish breakfast tea, but feel free to experiment with flavors.

Provided by Femmie London

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes

Time 8h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup hot brewed tea
¾ cup dried currants
¾ cup golden raisins
¾ cup demerara sugar
1 ¼ cups self-rising flour
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

  • Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.
  • Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.
  • Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.
  • Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown, about 40 minutes. Cool in the bread pan 5 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 188.7 calories, Carbohydrate 43.2 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 0.9 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 260.7 mg, Sugar 24.6 g

BARA BRITH



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Bara brith (literally "mottled bread") is sometimes made with yeast but Mary's family recipe omits it, giving a wonderfully sticky texture. It is best spread with plenty of butter.

Provided by Mary Hamilton

Categories     Cakes and baking

Yield Makes 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 6

450g/1lb dried mixed fruit
250g/9oz brown sugar
300ml/½ pint warm black tea
2 tsp mixed spice
450g/1lb self-raising flour
1 free-range egg, beaten

Steps:

  • In a large bowl soak the fruit and sugar in strained tea and leave overnight.
  • Next day preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.
  • Mix the remaining ingredients into the fruit mixture and beat well.
  • Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake the oven and bake for 1½ hours or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

BARA BRITH



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Good Food reader, Win Morgan shares her recipe for this traditional Welsh tea bread loaf with mixed spice - serve sliced and spread with butter

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield Cuts into 10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 8

300g mixed fruit
200g light muscovado sugar
zest 1 orange
250ml hot black tea
350g self-raising flour
2 tsp mixed spice
1 large egg , beaten
50g soft butter , plus extra for greasing and to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Tip the fruit into a bowl with the sugar and orange zest. Pour over the tea, stir everything together and leave to soak overnight.
  • Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line the base and short sides of a 900g/loaf tin with 1 strip of baking parchment. Tip the flour and spice into a bowl, and beat in the fruit and soaking liquid. Add the egg, followed by the butter. Beat until you have a well-combined, stiff batter, then tip into the prepared loaf tin. Bake for 1¼ hrs, covering with foil or parchment if the top starts to get too dark. Check with a skewer - if it doesn't come out clean, give it another 5-10 mins in the oven.
  • Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove and leave to cool completely. Serve sliced and buttered, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 calories, Fat 5 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 40 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium

BARA BRITH.



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Bara Brith originates like myself from Wales. Traditionally eaten as a snack with tea/coffee. I prefer it to normal fruit cakes.

Provided by Dai9914

Categories     Breads

Time 1h45m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb self-raising flour
1 lb mixed dried fruit
2 tablespoons warm marmalade
1 egg (beaten)
6 ounces brown sugar
1/2 pint warm strained tea
1 teaspoon mixed spice

Steps:

  • Place the fruit and sugar in a mixing bowl, and soak overnight in the strained tea.
  • Sieve the flour and mixed spice, and warm the marmalade.
  • Add the flour, warm marmalade and egg to the soaked fruit.
  • Mix well, pour the mixture into a greased loaf tin.
  • Bake for 1 1/2 hours on 180c, 350f.
  • Cool on wire rack.
  • Serve sliced and buttered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3522.4, Fat 11.6, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 6002, Carbohydrate 820, Fiber 47.9, Sugar 189.1, Protein 62.4

BARA BRITH (CURRANT BREAD) WELSH



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Make and share this Bara Brith (Currant Bread) Welsh recipe from Food.com.

Provided by truebrit

Categories     Breads

Time 1h

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 lb dried fruit
2 teaspoons salt
4 ounces candied peel
6 ounces lard
1 pint water
1 ounce fresh yeast
1/2 teaspoon mixed spice
1/2 lb demerara sugar
2 lbs plain flour
2 eggs

Steps:

  • Oven: 450F, Gas Mark 8 for 15 minutes: 375F, Gas Mark 5 for 45 minutes.
  • Soak the fruit and candied peel in the water with the spice.
  • Leave to steep in a warm place and use the warm spicy, strained water to mix the dough.
  • Sift the flour and salt and rub in the lard; cream the yeast with the sugar and a little of the spiced water; mix this into the flour, together with the eggs and use enough of the water to give a firm, yet elastic dough.
  • Knead well, leave to rise and knock back; blend in the drained fruit and knead again.
  • Shape the dough into loaves and set into greased 1 lb tins in a warm place to prove; bake, reducing the temperature after the first 15 minutes.
  • Originally, in some recipies, the fruit content would have been fresh currants or blackberries.
  • Bara Brith is often served as part of the traditional Welsh tea.
  • It can also be purchased at many of the small bakeries found throughout Wales.
  • British Cookery (BTA/BFPC)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.4, Fat 12.8, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 34.2, Sodium 310.5, Carbohydrate 68.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 20.1, Protein 7

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