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Barm Breac* Recipe

It’s that time of year again.

Ingredients

500g raisins cut in half

500g sultanas

1 cup brown sugar

2 tsp grated lemon rind

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 cup hot strong tea

Two thirds cup Irish whiskey

4 eggs lightly beaten

3 and a half cups plain flour

3 tsps baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground nutmeg

Half tsp ground allspice

Method

  1. Place fruit, sugar, lemon rind and juice, tea, and whiskey into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Cover and allow to stand overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 150c. Brush a deep 23cm round cake tine with melted butter, line base and sides with baking paper; grease paper. Our eggs into soaked fruits and mix.
  4. Sift together flour and baking powder and spices. Spoon into fruit mixture and stir until dry ingredients are moistened.
  5. Spoon into prepared baking tin. Smooth surface. Bake 150c for 1 hour or until cooked.
  6. Cool slightly in tin before turning out.

*Irish bairín breac spotted loaf

This recipe is from my Step-By-Step Irish Cooking well-worn and spotted book

Dymphna