Irish Barm Brack (fruit Loaf)

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup currants
• 1/3 cup crystallized cherries (undyed preferred)
• 1/3 cup candied peel
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1 cup cold strong tea
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove)

Recipe

• 1 soak the raisins and currents in the cold tea overnight.
• 2 heat oven to 350f and line a 1 lb loaf pan with greased parchment paper.
• 3 add all the remaining ingredient to the raisins, currents and cold tea.
• 4 stir well and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• 5 bake for apprx 1 1/2 hours or until cooked through.
• 6 keeps well in a covered tin.
• 7 serve buttered.