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Home » Barm Brack Recipe

Barm Brack Recipe

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Barm Brack Recipe

A classic old spiced cake / bread recipe. Cooking at: 200 C / 400 F / Gas Mark 6
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Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Cooking Temperature 200 C / 400 F / Gas Mark 6
Course Bread

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Milk lukewarm
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Yeast
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Allspice
  • dash Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 cups Mixed Dried Fruit
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Stir the sugar into the lukewarm milk, then stir the yeast in. Set aside.
  • Crack the egg into a small cup or dish, beat with a fork till blended, set aside.
  • Mix together the sugar, salt and spices, then mix the flour in. Rub in the butter till it's the consistency of coarse crumbs, then make a well in the centre and pour in the yeasty milk and the beaten egg.
  • Beat with a spoon until you've got a consistent dough, then fold in the fruit, then turn out onto a floured surface and knead a bit.
  • Place in a bowl, cover with a cloth and plate, and allow to rise until doubled in size. Punch down the dough, then put it in a greased cake pan and allow it to rise again, for a half-hour or so.
  • Toward the end of the brack's final rising in its pan, start heating your oven to 200 C / 400 F / Gas Mark 6
  • When the oven is heated, pop the brack into the oven, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven, let rest for 5 or 10 minutes in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

The quickest way to get the milk lukewarm is to zap it in the microwave.
 
Instead of 1 teaspoon of allspice, you can use a combination of nutmeg, cinnamon, etc.
 
Use a cake pan that is about 7 inches / 18 cm wide.
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This page first published: Jun 29, 2005 · Updated: Jan 10, 2021.

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