We love traditional Irish Breads, like this Barmbrack Bread, an Irish brown bread recipe made with yeast, raisins and dried cherries.
Ingredients
2cupsIrish Breakfast or Earl Grey tea, warm
¾cupgolden raisins
½cupdried cherries
1tsp.lemon zest
2cupsflour
¼cupdark brown sugar
2tsp.baking soda
1tsp.ground cinnamon
¼tspground nutmeg
¼tspground cloves
6Tbsp.Kerrygold unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
¼cupwhole milk, warmed
1egg, beaten
Instructions
Mix together hot tea, raisins, and cherries in a bowl; cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 20-30 minutes, or until dried fruit have plumped, then drain the fruit, and set on paper towel to absorb excess water: Set aside.
Heat the oven to 325°.
Whisk flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a bowl; make a well in the center.
In a separate bowl, combine the melted butter, warm milk, and egg in a bowl and whisk together.
Add the milk mixture into the well along with the dried fruit; stir until a wet dough forms and all dry ingredients are incorporated.
Press dough into a greased loaf pan lined with parchment and bake until firm—32–37 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean after insertion. Let cool slightly; serve with butter!