Friday, April 8, 2011

Smashing Bara Brith (Speckled Bread), really a Light Fruit Cake:

This is an easy favourite that I have used for years. I originally got it from Sarah Warton in South Africa who had the largest family I knew back then - 6 gorgeous kids who are all grown up now!

Ingredients:

2 cups died fruit
290ml hot tea ( fruit teas are delicious)
1 cups of brown sugar
1 egg beaten
2 cups flour
2 t Baking Powder

Method: Stir together tea and fruit and leave over night to soak. Add spices and cinnamon to suit your preference. Stir all ingredients together and pour into well greased loaf tins or you can use muffin trays which cook quicker. Bake @ 160 degrees for a fan bake or 165 degrees if not fan bake. Check regularly over 1.3, hours.

I multiply this recipe by 6 which is as follows: You will need a deep basin for mixing, and lots of patience....multiply the single recipe by 3 if this suits better.
Ingredients Six Times the recipe:


12 cups died fruit
About 1.7 liters hot tea ( fruit teas are delicious)
6 cups of brown sugar
6 egg beaten
12 cups flour
12 t Baking Powder

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