Best 7 Bara Brith Bread Recipes
Bara brith is a traditional Welsh fruit bread that is packed with flavor and texture. It is made with a combination of dried fruits, spices, and tea, which give it a unique and delicious taste. The bread is traditionally served warm, with butter or cheese, and is a popular addition to afternoon tea or breakfast. This article will provide you with the best recipe to create a delicious and authentic bara brith bread, so that you can enjoy this classic Welsh delicacy in your own home.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
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
BARA BRITH
Bara brith (literally "mottled bread") is sometimes made with yeast but Mary's family recipe omits it, giving a wonderfully sticky texture. It is best spread with plenty of butter.
Provided by Mary Hamilton
Categories Cakes and baking
Yield Makes 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl soak the fruit and sugar in strained tea and leave overnight.
- Next day preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.
- Mix the remaining ingredients into the fruit mixture and beat well.
- Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake the oven and bake for 1½ hours or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
BARA BRITH
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
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
SUGAR-CRUSTED BARA BRITH
Bara brith (literally 'speckled bread') is a tea-time classic, and it seems that almost every Welsh town and every family has their own recipe
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Dessert, Snack, Treat
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Mix together the dried fruit and cranberries in a large bowl, then pour the hot tea over. Cover with cling film and leave to soak overnight.
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line the bottom of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. Melt butter and marmalade together in a pan. Leave to cool for 5 mins, then beat in the eggs. Drain any excess tea from the fruit. Mix the flour, sugar and spices together, then stir in the fruit, butter mix and milk until evenly combined. The batter should softly drop from the spoon - add more milk if needed.
- Spoon into the tin and level the top. Sprinkle with the crushed sugar and bake for 1-1¼ hrs until dark golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil if it starts to over-colour before the middle is cooked. Leave to cool completely in the tin and serve sliced.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 79 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 50 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.58 milligram of sodium
BARA BRITH BREAD
From the Avon International Cookbook. According to the cookbook Bara Brith is welsh for Speckled bread. I guess it's because of the currants and/or raisins used in the recipe. If you buy active dry yeast in a small container like I do, use 2 teaspoons for the recipe. Rising of the dough is part of prep time, as you need to let it sit and rise.
Provided by Studentchef
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h35m
Yield 1 loaf
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine 1 1/4 flour and the other dry ingredients (first five).
- In a saucepan heat buttermilk, sugar, butter and salt just until warm (115-120 degrees F), making sure butter is melted; stir constantly.
- Add to flour mixture, adding the egg in as well. Beat on low speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds. Then beat at high speed for 3 minutes.
- Stir in currant or raisins and as much of the remaining flour as can be mixed with a spoon. Turn onot floured surface and knead in enough of the remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough (takes 6-8 minutes).
- Shape into ball and place into a greased bowl, turning it over once. Cover and let rise until doubled (about 1 1/4 hours). Punch down and shape into a loaf. Put into a greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan, cover and let rise till nearly double (30 minutes).
- Bake in oven at 375 degree F for 35-40 minutes, making sure to cover with foil the last 20 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool.
BARA BRITH
Provided by Anne Jones
Categories Bread Tea Bake Low Sodium Dried Fruit Healthy Bon Appétit Pacific Palisades California
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place fruit in large bowl. Pour tea over fruit. Add brown sugar and mix well. Cover and let stand at room temperature overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Add flour, milk, egg, marmalade and cinnamon to soaked fruit mixture. Stir until combined. Spoon dough into prepared loaf pan. Bake until bread is brown and crusty and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Cool slightly. (Can be prepared up to 4 days ahead. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature.
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
Tips:
- Use a good quality, strong bread flour for a light and fluffy Bara Brith.
- Don't overwork the dough, or the bread will be tough.
- Soak the dried fruit in tea for a richer flavor and to prevent it from sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
- Use a variety of dried fruits for a more complex flavor.
- Brush the top of the loaf with milk before baking for a golden crust.
- Let the Bara Brith cool completely before slicing and serving.
Conclusion:
Bara Brith is a delicious and versatile bread that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It is also a popular tea bread and makes a great gift. With its rich flavor and moist texture, Bara Brith is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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