WELSH RAISIN DATE NUT CAKE BARA BRITH
There are many versions of the Bara Brith, as many perhaps, as there are Welsh cooks. It is basically a spicy raisin cake, deep, dark and delicious. This cake is a bit unorthodox, but very moist and fruity.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a saucepan, heat together first 6 ingredients and allow mixture to simmer for a minute or 2, or until nicely blended and raisins are plumped.
- Allow to COOL for 30 minutes.
- Mix together and stir in the next 8 ingredients until dry ingredients are just moistened.
- Do not overmix.
- Stir in the apricot jam.
- Scrape batter into a greased 10-inch springform pan and bake in a 325°F.
- oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
- (Tent pan loosely with foil if top is browning too rapidly.) Allow to cool in pan, and then cover tightly with plastic wrap and store cake in the refrigerator.
- NOTE:- This cake is not very sweet, more like a dark raisin bread.
- Easiest& Best!
- Coffee Cakes and Quick Breads.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 6189, Fat 348.4, SaturatedFat 176.1, Cholesterol 745, Sodium 4209.3, Carbohydrate 732.6, Fiber 47.5, Sugar 416.7, Protein 98.1
BARA BRITH - WALES
From Celtic Cookery by Iris Price Jones. "Bara Brith (literally Speckled Bread) is a spicy currant loaf which used to be made every bread baking day by adding sugar and spices and fruit to a portion of the bread dough. It is common to all Celtic countries - called Selkirk Bannock in Scotland, Barm Brack in Ireland, Saffron Cake in Cornwall, and Morlais Brioche in Brittany. It is, I suppose, the most popular tea time dish in Wales and it would be a very unusual tea-party that did not include platefuls of bara brith. Recipes for making bara brith without yeast have multiplied these last few years, and are now generally used in preference to the traditional one, because they are so quickly made and so good. This one gives a rich, moist loaf that cuts well." Serve in thinly buttered slices with tea! My French neighbours enjoyed this a lot!
Provided by Mme M
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put the fruit in a large basin with the sugar, and just cover with warm strained tea. Leave overnight.
- Next day, add to the fruit mixture the marmalade, cinnamon, the beaten egg and flour. Mix well together until you have a nice, slack mixture.
- Bake in a loaf tin, greased and lined with buttered paper. Bake at 325F for 1 1/2 hours.
- Preparation time is overnight soaking, plus 10 minutes active preparation the following day.
- You can get interesting flavours by choosing unusual teas.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 611.6, Fat 1.1, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 992.5, Carbohydrate 146.1, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 40.6, Protein 9.4
WELSH CURRANT RAISIN BREAD BARA BRITH (MADE WITH YEAST)
Traditional bread made with butter, currants, white raisins, dark raisins, candied fruit peel and spices.
Provided by Olha7397
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 45m
Yield 3-4 loaves
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Put 8 cups of the flour in a mixing bowl and let it stand in a warm place for a short while. Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles meal, add the currants, raisins candied fruit peel, nutmeg or allspice, salt and all of the brown sugar but 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar. Mix thoroughly.
- In a smaller bowl cream the fresh yeast with the 1 teaspoons of brown sugar and blend the yeast mixture with the milk.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, pour the yeast mixture into it and sprinkle a little additional flour over the yeast mixture. Cover the dough and let it stand in a warm place for a few minutes, until it is just beginning to rise. Pour the beaten eggs into the bowl and proceed to knead gradually adding the 1 1/2 cups tepid water mixed with the molasses. This should be a soft dough. Knead about 10 minutes.
- Cover the bowl with a cloth and let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours, or until it has doubled in bulk. Then turn the dough out onto a well floured board, divide it in half and put it into two well buttered 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pans. Let the loaves rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes, or until they have nearly risen to the rims of the pans.
- Bake the loaves in a preheated 350°F oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, so that the tops are browned and loaves sound hollow when rapped.
- Welsh Fare S. Minwel Tibbott.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2935.4, Fat 101.1, SaturatedFat 61, Cholesterol 373.9, Sodium 1319.6, Carbohydrate 473.5, Fiber 18.9, Sugar 187.6, Protein 48.3
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.
Provided by Femmie London
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Fruit Bread Recipes
Time 8h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
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
BRITISH DATE AND WALNUT LOAF CAKE
This is an easy recipe to follow and it's great for any occasion. It's a very moist loaf cake, ideally cut into slices and buttered. It keeps very well in an airtight container - it usually doesn't last longer than a day in my house before it's all gone! [Recipe originally submitted to Allrecipes.co.uk]
Provided by wakeylass
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Walnut Dessert Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place dates and margarine in a bowl with boiling water and baking soda. Gently mix with a wooden spoon until margarine has melted and dates are plumped up. Let cool to room temperature, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 2-pound loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, brown sugar, and walnuts in a separate bowl. Add to bowl with the date mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon. Add egg and mix in. Spoon mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324 calories, Carbohydrate 53 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 594.9 mg, Sugar 29.6 g
WALNUT, DATE & HONEY CAKE
A tea-time treat - packed with sweet honey. A great way to use up those ripe bananas too
Provided by Mary Cadogan
Categories Afternoon tea, Buffet, Treat
Time 1h25m
Yield Cuts into 8-10 slices
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C. Line the base and long sides of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper, buttering the tin and paper.
- Tip the flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the honey and the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas and chop the dates (kitchen scissors are easiest for this) and add to the bowl. Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes, using a wooden spoon or hand-held mixer, until well blended.
- Spoon into the prepared tin and level the top. Scatter the walnut pieces over. Bake for 1 hour, then lightly press the top - it will feel firm if cooked. If not, bake for a further 10 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes, then lift out of the tin using the paper. When cold, drizzle the remaining honey over. Cut into thick slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 440 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 54 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 25 grams sugar, Fiber 1.5 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
TRADITIONAL WELSH BARA BRITH
Make and share this Traditional Welsh Bara Brith recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Phillip Davies
Categories Quick Breads
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- This is Wales' traditional rich fruit bread.
- South Wales makes it with baking powder; Northerners prefer yeast as the raising agent. Either way it's delicious.
- Soak the dried fruit and sugar overnight in the tea.
- You can use either fresh tea, or the cold dregs from the teapot (this gives a good strong colour). Next day, sieve the flour and fold it it into the fruit. Mix in the lightly beaten egg.
- Line a small loaf-tin with buttered paper then tip in the mixture, smoothing it well into the corners.
- Bake in a gentle oven at 300 F (150 C) for 1-1/2 hours.
- Cool and store for at least 2 days in a tin so that it matures moist and rich.
- Traditionalists say you should never butter the Bara Brith, but it's lovely that way!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2427.2, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 3858.6, Carbohydrate 557.7, Fiber 21.4, Sugar 219.2, Protein 38.6
FAVORITE DATE NUT BREAD
This is a moist bread. I serve it as a desert! My daughter does not like raisins so I have made this bread increasing the dates to 12 oz and eliminating the raisins.
Provided by PaulaG
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h5m
Yield 14 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a loaf pan by spraying with cooking spray.
- Combine dates, nuts and raisins; sprinkle with baking soda.
- Pour 1 cup of boiling water over all of this.
- Cover the bowl and set aside while mixing remaining ingredients.
- In another bowl, with a pastry blender, mix the flours, sugar, Splenda, baking powder, egg and egg white.
- Combine the date mixture with the flour mixture, mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted off center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.9, Fat 3.2, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 11.7, Sodium 172.3, Carbohydrate 43.8, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 25.5, Protein 4.3
BARA BRITH.
Bara Brith originates like myself from Wales. Traditionally eaten as a snack with tea/coffee. I prefer it to normal fruit cakes.
Provided by Dai9914
Categories Breads
Time 1h45m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the fruit and sugar in a mixing bowl, and soak overnight in the strained tea.
- Sieve the flour and mixed spice, and warm the marmalade.
- Add the flour, warm marmalade and egg to the soaked fruit.
- Mix well, pour the mixture into a greased loaf tin.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours on 180c, 350f.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Serve sliced and buttered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3522.4, Fat 11.6, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 6002, Carbohydrate 820, Fiber 47.9, Sugar 189.1, Protein 62.4
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