Irish Tea Brack

Prep time 10 min cook time 90 min serves 12-16 Super Easy

Irish tea brack, sometimes called barmbrack or fruit loaf, is a traditional Irish fruitcake studded with little jewels of dried fruit. Perfectly paired with a steaming mug of tea, the only question is – Barry’s or Lyons?

Typical nutritional content (per portion)

167Calories 0.7gFat 0.2gSaturates 27.9gSugars 0.2gSalt

Ingredients

1 cup of strong tea 6oz/180g brown sugar

9oz/250g plain flour

1lb/450g mixed dried fruit

1 free-range egg (lightly beaten)

½ level teaspoon bread soda

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Put tea, sugar and dried fruit in a bowl, cover and leave to soak overnight. Grease a 2lb loaf tin. Add the lightly beaten egg to the fruit mixture. Sieve the flour and bread soda together and fold into mixture. Turn into the prepared tin. Place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 1 ½ to 1 ¾ hours. Cool on a wire tray and slice when ready.

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