Irish tea barmbrack
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Soak the mixed dried fruits in hot brewed tea overnight.
- 2
Warm the milk, add butter so that it melts in it.
- 3
In a big bowl, add warm milk-butter mixture, sugar, yeast, and ¼ cup of all-purpose flour. Mix well and keep in warm place for 30 minutes.
- 4
Add egg, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, tea from the soaked mixed dried fruits, 2 and half cup of all-purpose flour in the yeast mixture and knead to form soft dough. The dough will be slightly sticky.
- 5
If the dough is thick you can add little milk to form soft dough.
- 6
Transfer on floured surface and knead for 8 minutes with the heels of hand.
- 7
Add the soaked dried fruits in the dough and knead for another 2-3 minutes very gently so that dried fruits mixes well in the dough(Dried fruits should not break).
- 8
Lightly oil a bowl and place the dough in it, cover it with a cling film and keep it in a warm place atleast for an hour OR till it doubles in volume.
- 9
Gently punch it down. Shape it into the loaf and place it in a greased loaf pan. Cover it with a damp towel and keep it in a warm place for another 30mins OR till it doubles in volume.
- 10
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees centrigade.
- 11
Bake the dough for 40mins or till its done.
- 12
To confirm just tap the bottom of the bread and if it sounds hollow within, it means it done.
- 13
Make a sugar syrup with 2 tbsp of sugar and 50ml of water. Brush this syrup on top of the loaf when the loaf is hot to give it a good glaze. Cool it.
- 14
Cover it and keep it covered in a bread box. It will remain soft.
- 15
Serve this with butter and tea or coffee.
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