Bara Brith
Description
Bara brith is a traditional Welsh tea bread that's moist, sweet, and rich with dried fruit. It is simply delicious, thickly sliced with butter!
Ingredients
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1 cup hot brewed tea
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3/4 cup dried currants
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3/4 cup golden raisins
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3/4 cup demerara sugar
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1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
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1 egg, beaten
Directions
1
Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line a 2-pound loaf pan.
3
Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely; mix in flour and egg until completely integrated into a batter. Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
4
Bake in preheated oven until golden-brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in the pan briefly before transferring to a rack to cool completely.