irish halloween tea brack

Name: Irish Halloween Tea Brack
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1- 1/2 cup(s) {10 fl oz } cold stronge black tea; 2 cup(s) {10 oz} selfraising flour (sieved); 1/2 teaspoon(s) bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 cup(s) {4oz} soft brown sugar; 3 cup(s) {1lb} mixed raisin +sultanas; 1/2 teaspoon(s) all spice; 1 teaspoon(s) grated lemon rind; 1 - egg {beaten}; 1 - charm (eg. coin or ring); 1 tablespoon(s) honey or golden syrup (for glaze)

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Racquel Sweeney

Donegal

Updated on Oct 25, 2013

This is a lovely combination of a bread come cake mixture .I remember my Grandmother always making bracks for Halloween. one year in particular my brothers and I we destroyed a few she made looking for the charm baked in side, poor gran when she went to cut the brack it fell apart .Needless to say we got murdered but!! we got the money ;). This is my Grandmothers recipe so I hope you like..... :)

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1- 1/2 cups {10 fl oz } cold stronge black tea
2 cups {10 oz} selfraising flour (sieved)
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 cup {4oz} soft brown sugar
3 cups {1lb} mixed raisin +sultanas
1/2 teaspoon all spice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 - egg {beaten}
1 - charm (eg. coin or ring)
1 tablespoon honey or golden syrup (for glaze)

How To Make irish halloween tea brack

Step 1

Put tea, sugar, lemon rind and dried fruits into a bowl, stir well. Then cover and leave over night to soak, least for 12 hours.

Step 2

Next day = Pre- heat over to 180c/350f .Grease a 2lb loaf tin with little butter and line the bottom with greaseproof paper. wrap the coin or ring what ever you choose ,up in greaseproof paper and set a side.
Step 3

Beat the egg and mix it thoroughly with the fruit. Sieved flour, all spice, bicar-soda together and stir into the fruit mixture . Turn out the mixture into the loaf tin ,spread out event on top. Get the coin and push it into mixture not flat but side ways. place in the pre-heated oven and bake for 1 hour, now after 40 minutes place tin foil over the top of tea brack to stop it getting too brown , continue to bake for the remaining 10 minutes.
Step 4

Allow the Tea Brack to cool in tin for 15 minutes, before turning out on to wire rack. Heat slightly the honey or golden syrup and brush over the top of brack before cutting to give a nice glaze.
Step 5

Note= Don't give in to temptation to eat until completely cool (you will be tempted!!) serve with a spread of butter and a lovely cup of tea. The Irish tradition is the ring in the tea brack was if you got it in a slice you would get married and the money was for wealth.. hope you like and enjoy.. :)
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