Traditional Irish Barmbrack Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Each country in the british isles has its own fruitcake, whether for celebrations or for tea time. In ireland, the fruitcake of choice is called barmbrack (from its gaelic name birn breac, or speckled loaf, referring to the speckles of fruit in the cake). This lovely cake is traditionally eaten at halloween and as part of st patrick's day celebrations. At halloween, the custom is to bake a small object, like a ring, into the cake as a kind of fortune-teller. Finding the ring delights the unmarried as it portends they will be the next to walk down the aisle. Brack is also eaten year-round as part of tea time, when it is served with salty irish butter. Brew some tea and get ready for a real irish treat

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Ingredients for Traditional Irish Barmbrack Recipe

  • 0.08 tablespoon Dried yeast
  • 0.13 cup Water
  • 1/50 cup Sugar
  • 0.42 cup Plain flour
  • 1/50 cup Butter
  • pinch Pinch salt
  • 1/50 cup Mixed candied peel
  • 1/10 cup Raisins
Nutrition
value
81
calories per serving
2 g Fat2 g Protein14 g Carbs1 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    2g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Carbs
    14g
  • Fiber
    1g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    14g
  • Protein
    2g
  • Fiber
    1g

Fats

  • Fat
    2g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    20mg
  • Iron
    1mg
  • Vitamin A
    2mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    13mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    < 1mcg
  • Vitamin C
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    9mg
  • Manganese
    < 1mg
  • Phosphorus
    34mg
  • Selenium
    4mcg
  • Zinc
    < 1mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats