Try this recipe for bara brith, then check out our fruited tea loaf, banana malt loaf, ginger loaf and more loaf cake recipes. For another traditional Welsh treat, bake a batch of our easy Welsh cakes.
Ingredients
- dried mixed fruit 250g
- soft butter 50g, cubed, plus extra for the tin
- dark brown sugar 100g
- treacle 1 tbsp
- breakfast tea bag (we used Glengettie welsh tea) 1
- eggs 2, beaten
- mixed spice 1 tsp
- ground cinnamon ½ tsp
- self-raising flour 275g
Method
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Step 1
Tip the fruit, butter, sugar and treacle into a bowl. Make the teabag into 150ml of strong tea with boiling water, then pour over the fruit mixture. Leave for 10 minutes or until cooled and the butter has melted.
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Step 2
Heat the oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Butter and line a 900g loaf tin. Mix the eggs into the cooled fruit mixture, then stir in the spices, a pinch of salt and the flour to make a smooth cake batter. Tip into the tin and bake for 1 hr 15- 1 hr 25 minutes, until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin. Will keep in an airtight container for five days.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 265
- Fat 6g
- Saturates 3g
- Carbs 48g
- Sugars 27g
- Fibre 2g
- Protein 5g
- Salt 0.4g
