Bara Brith Welsh Tea Bread Recipes

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BARA BRITH



Bara Brith image

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

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 (WELSH TEA BREAD)



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Bara Brith Is a Welsh Fruit Loaf which Is Traditionally Flavoured by Adding Tea, Dried Fruits and Mixed Spices. It Is Usually Served Slice ...

Provided by Jelena Mardere

Categories     Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Classic Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Easy Cake Recipes, Pastry Recipes, Welsh Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

Hot brewed tea 1 cup
Dried currants ¾ cup
Golden raisins ¾ cup
Demerara sugar ¾ cup
Self-rising flour 1 ¼ cups
Eggs 1

Steps:

  • Place ¾ cup of raisins and ¾ cup of currants in a bowl. Pour over a cup of hot tea and soak for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a 2-pound loaf pan with a greased sheet of parchment paper.
  • Stir ¾ cup of demerara sugar into the tea and fruit mixture until it is completely dissolved.
  • Stir in 1 ¼ cups of flour and 1 beaten egg into the tea and fruit mixture. Mix well until the ingredients are completely integrated into a batter.
  • Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 40 minutes until golden brown on top.
  • Cool the Bara Brith in the bread pan for about 5 minutes before transferring the loaf to a rack to cool completely.
  • Serve with a strong cup of tea.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 189, Fat 0,9g, Carbohydrate 43,2g, Protein 3,8g, Cholesterol 23mg, Sodium 261mg

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 (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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