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Bara Brith, Welsh tea loaf recipe, perfect for St David's Day.

Bara Brith

Traditional Welsh tea bread, made with dried fruit soaked in tea.
5 from 15 votes
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Welsh
Prep Time: 1 day
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 10 slices

INGREDIENTS

  • 400 g Dried Mixed Fruit (raisins, sultanas, currents, peel)
  • 300 ml Hot Tea (English Breakfast, Earl Grey...)
  • 100 g Soft Dark Brown Sugar (Dark Brown Sugar)
  • 1 tsp Mixed Spice (Pumpkin Spice)
  • 250 g Self-raising Flour
  • 1 Free-range Egg (beaten)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • In a large bowl, place your dried mixed fruit, hot tea and sugar. Once the tea cools, cover and leave the fruit to soak up the tea and sugar over night.
  • The next day, preheat your oven to 180°c (160°c fan-assisted ovens, Gas Mark 4 or 350°F). Line a 2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper and set aside.
  • Sift the flour and mixed spice into the bowl of soaked mixed fruit. Add the [beaten] egg and mix everything together until well combined.
  • Pour the mixture into your lined loaf tin, spreading to the corners. Bake in your pre-heated oven for about 1 hour, until dry on top and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Once cool, remove from the tin but keep the greaseproof paper lining on. Bara Brith is best enjoyed after a couple of days kept in an air tight container, sliced with a spread of butter/margarine.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All my recipes are developed using a digital scale and the metric system (grams and millilitres). Cup measurements are available as a conversion but these, unfortunately, won't always be as accurate. For best results, I always recommend baking with a digital scale.

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