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Mary Berry Bara Brith Recipe

Mary Berry Bara Brith Recipe

Looking for a original recipe of Mary Berry’s Bara Brith? Stop here! Today we will share original and traditional Mary Berry’s Bara Brith recipe, traditional name of this classic sweet is “speckled bread”. You can enjoy this fruity bread with evening tea because it soft and has mix fruit pieces with spicy flavor.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams Self-rising flour 
  • 375 grams Dried mix fruit
  • 300 ml Strong tea 
  • 250 grams Light muscovado sugar 
  • 1 Egg (beaten)
  • Butter to grease the baking dish

Instructions
 

  • Soak dried fruit in strong tea brew, add sugar and mix it, keep aside overnight for steep.
  • Preheat oven to 150C, grease your baking tins using some butter.
  • After overnight steep or minimum 8 hours, add egg in fruit mixture and stir.
  • Now add self-rising flour and make a smooth mixture while beating.
  • Place this mixture in greased baking tin, make sure upper surface is fine even.
  • Bake it in oven for up to one and half hour or until bread become dark brown.
  • Remove from the oven and let it cool for 15 to 20 minutes, then transfer in a tray and cut in slices and let it cool down completely.
  • Enjoy Mary Berry Bara Brith Bread with your favorite tea.  
Keyword Mary Berry Bara Brith Recipe, speckled bread recipe