Irish Tea Brack

10m
Prep Time
90m
Cook Time
1h 40m
Ready In


"This is a hearty bread that can be eaten for breakfast. It is also sweet and can be a dessert or snack, too. I found this several years ago on ifood.tv and have been making it ever since. Sultana raisins are the same as golden raisins here in the US. I have to use California (grape) raisins in place of the currants, which are different in size. 16 servings would be 8 slices per loaf. The original recipe said 4 servings!"

Original is 16 servings

Nutritional

  • Serving Size: 1 (119.2 g)
  • Calories 236.4
  • Total Fat - 3.7 g
  • Saturated Fat - 1.1 g
  • Cholesterol - 113 mg
  • Sodium - 162.2 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate - 46.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber - 3.9 g
  • Sugars - 22.6 g
  • Protein - 7.9 g
  • Calcium - 144.6 mg
  • Iron - 2.1 mg
  • Vitamin C - 4.7 mg
  • Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Place the fruit in a bowl and pour the tea over it. Cover it and let it set 6 to 8 hours (or overnight).

Step 2

Heat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 3

After the fruit has finished setting, beat the two eggs and stir them into the fruit.

Step 4

Add the rest of the ingredients, stirring well.

Step 5

Put batter into two 8 x 4 inch greased and floured loaf pans.

Step 6

Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until finished.

Step 7

Remove from oven, cooling in pans for at least 10 minutes. Finish cooling on a wire rack.

Tips


No special items needed.

4 Reviews

NELady

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day this month has been fun... I've tried all sorts of new foods and this was one of them. I'd never heard of a "brack" before... but it was a total success! It smells wonderful baking and it tastes like the holidays. It was nice to use cinnamon and nutmeg and allspice outside of Thanksgiving-Christmas. The dense bread was flavorful and went great with a cup of hot tea. I used a vanilla black tea to soak the fruit. I used golden raisins and dried cherries, as I couldn't find sultana or currants locally (how I envy the grocery stores in big cities!). The outside edges of the brack were crispy and hard, which were excellent when dunked into tea. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(3 Mar 2023)

dienia b

Mr picky happy guy Tea is 3/4 cup for 1 loaf

5.0

review by:
(1 Jun 2022)

ellie

Very interesting bread -- I made 2 loaves plus 1 mini loaf with this recipe. I doubled the raisins (although I didn't measure them) and used 2 Earl Grey tea bags for the tea. I was out of allspice so skipped that but otherwise made as directed. It is a dense bread filled with raisins which my family enjoyed. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

review by:
(17 Mar 2021)

KATO BABY

Thank you for sharing your lovely recipe. It tasted as good as it smelled while baking. I soaked the fruits overnight, and made the recipe as written. It resulted in a dense sweet tea bread. The bread was filled with raisins and currants. I loved it. Served it warm with a little butter and coffee. So happy I tried this tasty treat. Made for Only the Lonely Tag Game.

5.0

review by:
(18 Jan 2021)

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