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Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:51 am Post subject: Bara Brith

Ingredients

1 cup of fruit and cherries

1 cup of sugar

3 cups of SR flour

1 teasp mixed spice

1 tablesp black treacle

1/2 to 1 cup boiling milk

1 egg

Recipe

Soak the fruit overnight in cold tea

Stir all ingredients together, finally adding the milk to make a slightly sloppy mix.

Bake at 325 - 350ï¿½F (160 - 175ï¿½C) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Check if it is done regularly by inserting a skewer or fine knife blade.

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This loaf is better if left to mature. Wrap it up well and forget it is there for about two days. I like it plain but my Mum serves hers buttered.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35092
Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 10:58 pm Post subject:
Do you use brown sugar or is that redundant given the treacle?

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: Bara Brith

Cathryn wrote:

Ingredients

1 cup of fruit and cherries

1 cup of sugar

3 cups of SR flour

1 teasp mixed spice

1 tablesp black treacle

1/2 to 1 cup boiling milk

1 egg

Recipe

Soak the fruit overnight in cold tea

Stir all ingredients together, finally adding the milk to make a slightly sloppy mix.

Bake at 325 - 350ï¿½F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Check if it is done regularly by inserting a skewer or fine knife blade.

Comments

This loaf is better if left to mature. Wrap it up well and forget it is there for about two days. I like it plain but my Mum serves hers buttered.

You can't beat a good Bara Brith.
That looks very similar to my Mum's recipe.

Last time we spoke, she'd just made two and was making another two for the Doctor's surgery - one for her Dr and one for the receptionists!

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35092
Location: Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 13 11:25 pm Post subject:
Someone had made one at a village hall do we went to last weekend (we know how to Rock in North Devon) and Ben was very keen, so I said I'd make one this weekend.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 13 12:46 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Someone had made one at a village hall do we went to last weekend (we know how to Rock in North Devon) and Ben was very keen, so I said I'd make one this weekend.

The overnight soak in tea is what makes it a real Bara Brith

EV

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Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Posts: 21301
Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 13 2:34 pm Post subject:
She also makes a version with marzipan in the middle.

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