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olivermason99
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Posted: 10 December 2019 at 04:23 |
It looks very delicious just a fruit cake...
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Margi Cintrano
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Truly a gorgeous fruit bread !!! |
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gracoman
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Because I used a bread machine to make this, I didn't soak my fruit in tea or anything else because soaked fruit is delicate and would have been smashed into non existence by the mixing paddles after added. |
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HistoricFoodie
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The bracks made with yeast are called "barmbracks" and those that use baking powder and fruit soaked in tea are called "tea bracks."
I'm a little concerned about this statement.
There are numerous breadstuffs identified with the word "brack." Liquids used range from water, to milk, to juices, to tea. Only barmbrack, which is always yeasted, is the bread of Samhain. It is often made with tea (see my write-up in the Erin Go Dine thread), but that doesn't change it's name. I may be wrong (which certainly wouldn't be the first time) but many soda bracks are used as breads for tea. Keep in mind that "tea," in the British Isles, is not merely a drink. It's a light meal, served in the afternoon, and includes all sorts of edibles. The name tea brack, I believe, comes from that usage, rather than from the liquid used to make the bread. |
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Margi Cintrano
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And save a piece for the foreigners abroad too !!! |
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Wannabebwana
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I remember waaaaay back when mothers actually baked cakes for birthdays etc., we always kept an eye out for the penny!
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And don't forget to set a piece out for the fairy folk!
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The following is From the Irish Central site "Halloween celebrated on October 31, is one of those true Celtic traditions that has become a worldwide occasion. Historically, it is based on the Celtic festival of "Samhain" (Sawh-en) which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "Summer's End." With the plantation of Ulster in the early 1600s, the Scottish colonists brought with them the festival of All Hallows' Evening (All Hallows Even') celebrated on the same night and the two traditions merged. This was the night that the souls of the dead were thought to walk the earth and many people believed it a setting for supernatural encounters. I remember how Holy Water was sprinkled on the outhouses, sheds, and farm animals to keep them safe during the night and mirrors in our house were covered with sheets so that the poor souls could not enter the living world. The traditional bread served on the night was the Halloween Barmbrack, meaning speckled cake, which is a sweet fruit bread. The word "Barm" comes from an old English word, "beorma," meaning yeasty, fermented liquor and "Brack" comes from the Irish word "brac," meaning speckled – which it is with the dried fruit and candied peel. The bracks made with yeast are called "barmbracks" and those that use baking powder and fruit soaked in tea are called "tea bracks." Each member of your family must get a slice and it was always a
great treat to find the penny in the cake, as this meant you were going to be rich.
Other items buried in the barmbrack are a ring for the bride-to-be, a
thimble for the one who would never marry and a small piece of cloth
indicating the one who would be poor." Below is the Epicurious.com recipe I used for bread machine made Irish barmbrack Ingredients Large 1 1/2 pounds Loaf:
Small 1 pound Loaf:
Instructions
For fruit, I used raisins, golden raisins, craisins and dried blueberries |
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