Bara Brith | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Bara Brith | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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You steep dried fruits and treacly sugar in hot tea overnight, then the next day you simply stir in an egg and some flour and pop it in the oven.

Keywords

  • Comfort
  • Nibbly
  • Sociable
  • Sweet
  • Nut Free
  • Loaf Cakes
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Cooking tools:

  • Kettle
  • Mixing bowl
  • Cup
  • Pitcher
  • Kitchen scale
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Wooden spoon
  • Spatula
  • Skewer
  • Chef's knife
  • Loaf pan
  • Parchment paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Pastry brush
  • Cooling rack
  • Airtight container
  • Oven
  • Kitchen timer

Ingredients

  • 300 millilitres freshly boiled water
  • 2 strong black tea bags
  • 50 grams currants
  • 400 grams mixed dried fruit (see Additional Information, below)
  • 100 grams dark muscovado sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground mixed spice
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon unsalted butter (for greasing)
  • 250 grams self-raising flour (see Additional Information, below)
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 tablespoon runny honey (for glazing the cake )
  • salted butter to serve (optional)

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