BARMBRACK

• porsi: Serves 10-12

Bahan-bahan

150g raisins

150g sultanas

75g currants (or use 1 x 375g packet of mixed fruits)

200mI lukewarm tea

80mI whiskey

240g flour

2 tbsp baking powder

100g soft dark brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1/4 tbsp grated nutmeg

1 egg

2 tbsp candied lemon

2 tbsp orange peel

3-4 glacé cherries, chopped

4-5 blanched almonds, chopped

Zest of 1 lemon

1 ripe banana

30g butter, melted, plus extra for greasing

1 Bramley apple, peeled and grated

1 ring (optional)

Petunjuk

1 Place all of the dried fruits into a bowl. Pour over the tea and 50mI of the whiskey. Cover with a lid or some tin foil and leave to soak overnight.

2 The following day, preheat the oven to 200'C/180C fan/gas mark 6. Grease a 20cm loaf tin and line with parchment paper, then grease the paper.

3 In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, spices and egg.

4 Drain the liquid from the soaked fruits into the flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined. Add the soaked fruit, candied peel, dnerries, almonds and lemon zest and mix again to combine.

5 In another bowl, mash the banana with a fork. Add the melted butter, grated apple and remaining whiskey. Mix well to combine and then add this mixture to the dough, beating everything together with a wooden spoon. Add the ring now if you wish.

6 Transfer the dough into the prepared tin and bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean, covering with You can substitute 1 1/2 tsp mixed spice for the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. parchment paper after the first 30 minutes.

7 Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

8 Once completely cool, wrap the barmbrack in cling film and place in an airtight container. It will taste best after two days.

Catatan

FUN FACT

Barmbrack is an Anglicised spelling of bairin breac, meaning "speckled loaf". The Halloween brack traditionally contained various objects baked into the bread which, when found in a slice, each conferred a meaning. The pea meant the recipient would not marry that year; the stick foretold an unhappy marriage; the cloth or rag was a sign of bad luck or poverty; the coin signified good fortune or impending riches; and the ring meant the person would be wed within the year.