Gracie's Barmbrack

St. Patrick's Day - Holidays and Events

A delicious tea bread, also known as barmbrack, nice straight from the oven and buttered. For an egg-free option, it works fine with a tablespoon of applesauce instead of the egg. Enjoy warm or allow to cool before slicing and serving.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr15 mins

Additional: 2hrs

Total: 3hrs35 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 servings

Gracie's Barmbrack

Ingredients

2 cups dried fruit

1 ¼ cups brewed black tea

cold

cooking spray

2 ¾ cups self-rising flour

sifted

¾ cup light brown sugar

or to taste

1 egg

Irish Toast

Holidays and Events

Directions

Step 1

Place dried fruit in a bowl and pour in tea; let soak for 2 hours.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.

Step 3

Beat flour brown sugar and egg into fruit mixture until batter is well mixed; pour into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.

Nutritional Information

Gracie's Barmbrack

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 278.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 4.9g 10%

Carbohydrates: 64.6g 21%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 16.2g

Fat: 1g 2%

Saturated Fat: 0.2g 1%

Cholesterol: 18.6mg 6%

Vitamin A Iu: 891.7IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.7mg 29%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 1.3mg 2%

Folate: 72.8mcg 18%

Calcium: 146.1mg 15%

Iron: 2.8mg 16%

Magnesium: 23.4mg 8%

Potassium: 365mg 10%

Sodium: 455.5mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 24%

Calories From Fat: 9.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.