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Sugar-crusted bara brith
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Sugar-crusted bara brith

11 ingredients 15 min Serves 12 openrecipes
Sugar-crusted bara brith

Bara brith (literally 'speckled bread') is a tea-time classic, and it seems that almost every Welsh town and every family has their own recipe

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

965
Calories
29g
Protein
26g
Fat
154g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Fruit not in our table 0
Black Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 400g/14oz luxury mixed fruit
  • 75g pack dried cranberries
  • mug hot strong black tea
  • 100g butter , plus extra for greasing
  • 2 heaped tbsp orange marmalade
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 450g self-raising flour - try a mix of wholemeal and white
  • 175g light soft brown sugar
  • 1 tsp each ground cinnamon and ground ginger
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 50g crushed sugar cubes or granulated sugar, to decorate

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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