Irish Barmbrack
A traditional Irish cake eaten on holidays!
Yield
16 servingsPrep
5 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
water
luckwarm |
|
| 3 ½ | tablespoons |
applesauce
|
|
| 3 | cups |
bread flour
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
salt
|
|
| 6 | tablespoons |
currants
|
|
| 6 | tablespoons |
raisins, seedless
seedless |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
lemon zest
dried |
|
| 6 | ounces |
milk
warm |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | ml |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
water
luckwarm |
|
| 53 | ml |
applesauce
|
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
bread flour
|
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 9E+1 | ml |
currants
|
|
| 9E+1 | ml |
raisins, seedless
seedless |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
allspice
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
lemon zest
dried |
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
milk
warm |
|
Directions
Heat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas 6 after the second kneading of the dough.
Place the yeast in the lukewarm water, add the teaspoon of sugar, stir and leave to one side.
Place the flour into a large bowl, stir in the sugar and salt until well blended.
Stir in the raisins, currants, allspice and lemon zest to the flour mixture.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, add the yeast mixture and warm milk.
Work the mixture together to form a soft dough.
Knead the dough on a floured working suface for 10 minutes until smooth and pliable.
Return the dough back into the bowl.
Cover with a clean kitchen towel or a plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until the dough has doubled in volume, 40 minutes to 1 hour.
Return the dough to the working surface, divide into two equal portions, knead each portion for a few minutes then form into a 7-inch round.
Place on a greased baking sheet and leave to rise for another hour.
Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown.
