Bara Brith

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.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 189 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.

Step 4

Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.

Step 5

Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.

Step 6

Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.

Step 7

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.