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Bara Brith Bread

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  • Servings: 12-14
  • Prep: 130m
  • Cook: 50m
    • The following recipe serves 12-14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2/3 cups buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 2/3 cups dried currants (or raisins)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine 1 1/4 cups of the flour, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.

  • Step 2: In a saucepan, heat buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, and salt just until warm (115° to 120°) and the butter is almost melted; stir constantly.

  • Step 3: Add to the flour mixture; add egg. Beat at low speed of an electric mixer for 1/2 minute. Beat 3 minutes at high speed.

  • Step 4: Stir in the currants or raisins and as much of the remaining flour as you can mix in with a spoon.

  • Step 5: Turn out onto a floured surface. Knead in enough remaining flour to make a moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total). Shape into a ball. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease the surface. Cover and let rise till double (about 1 1/4 hours).

  • Step 6: Punch down, Shape into a loaf; place in a greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pan. Cover; let rise till nearly double (about 30 minutes).

  • Step 7: Bake in a 375° oven for 35 to 40 minutes; cover with foil the last 20 minutes. Remove from the pan; cool.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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