Barmbrack - Mouth watering fruit, tangy loaf cake

mixed dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh fruit adds natural sweetness and reduces preservatives.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free alternative with similar texture.

Soak 375 g of mixed dried fruit in 300 ml of hot black tea for a couple of hours, preferably overnight.

Optionally, add 2-3 tablespoons of whiskey to the soaked fruit for extra flavor.

Add 130 g of sugar, 225 g of self-raising flour, 0.5 tsp of mixed spice, and 1 beaten egg to the soaked fruit mixture.

Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.

Wrap a ring in greasproof paper and mix it into the batter for tradition.

Pour the mixture into a lined 2-pound loaf tin and smooth the top.

Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, checking if it may take longer.

Brush the top of the loaf with warm honey after removing it from the oven for shine.

Let the loaf cool in the tin for about 20 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Slice the loaf after it has cooled enough.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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