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.

Step: 1

Pour hot tea over currants and raisins in a bowl; soak 8 hours to overnight.

Step: 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step: 3

Grease a sheet of parchment paper and use it to line a 2-pound loaf pan.

Step: 4

Stir demerara sugar into tea and fruit mixture until dissolved completely.

Step: 5

Mix flour and egg into the tea and fruit mixture until completely integrated into a batter.

Step: 6

Spread batter evenly into the prepared bread pan.

Step: 7

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.

Per Serving: 189 calories; protein 3.8g; carbohydrates 43.2g; fat 0.9g; cholesterol 23.3mg; sodium 260.7mg.

The best flavour of the flour can make a real difference to your bread. Different brands do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal dough , which doesn’t always rise as well as white bread.

To make this in a breadmaker , add all the menus to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A bread first rising can be make in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great timesaver , as you can start it night before , then clear it off the next day.