Hulle sê mos 'n mens is nooit te oud om te leer nie, ek sien die foto en die dame sê dit is 'n Bara Brith, nog nooit van dit gehoor nie so ons gaan google - This traditional Welsh cake
Bara Brith
Ingredients
- 1 black tea tea bag - I used vanilla tea
- 225mls boiling water
- 300g raisins
- 150g currants
- 75mls whisky
- 450g self raising flour
- 5mls mixed spice
- 175g sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Zest of 1 orange
- 30mls orange juice
- 15g honey, plus extra for glazing
Method
- Place your tea bag into a cup and cover with boiling water
- Leave to steep for 5 minutes and then remove the tea bag
- Place into the fridge until cold
- Put the raisins and currants into a mixing bowl
- Pour over the tea and the whisky
- Cover with cling film and leave to soak overnight
- Preheat the oven to 160° Celsius
- Sift the flour and spice into the mixing bowl with the fruit and mix in
- Place the sugar, egg, orange zest and juice and the honey into a mixing bowl
- Whisk together and then add to the fruit, mixing to incorporate all of the ingredients
- Pour the mixture into a buttered loaf tin
- Bake for 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Baste the top generously with honey while still warm
- Allow to cool thoroughly before slicing
