Whiskey Tea Barmbrack
The point of mylackadaisical Irish tale is that Barmbrack is the baked equivalent of one ofthese afternoons.
Equipment
- Soak the raisins and sultanas (youcan add additional dried fruit if preferred) in a bowl overnight with thewhiskey, tea, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees andgrease/flour an 8-10 inch round cake tin (the dough is plentiful, so I used aspringform pan to hold it all).
- Into the soaking mix, stir inthe sifted flour and eggs until incorporated. As said,the dough will be very thick, but it will incorporate.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup sultanas (or golden raisins)
- 1 Cup raisins
- 1 Cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp whiskey
- 1 1/4 cup strong brewed Irish tea (don't use Lipton, you can find some!)
- 3.5 cups self raising flour, sifted
- 2 eggs, beaten
Honey or marmalade and raw or demerara sugar to glaze
Instructions
- Bake for at least an hour. Ovensvary, and it could take anywhere from an hour to an hour and 20 minutes. Makesure the toothpick test comes out clean and tidy.
- Towards the end of baking,brush honey or marmalade onto the top of the cake whilestill in the oven and sprinkle the sugar on top for a nice little additionaltexture.Let cool for at least 15-20minutes, slice, and sit back. You're not going anywhere today.
Notes
- Throw a towel over the soaking elements overnight so the mix can still "breathe."
- This recipe really doesn't require a stand mixer; a little light work with a wooden spoon is plenty. Relish and accept this fact.
- You can heat the honey or marmalade in a microwave for 15-30 seconds to give it some slack.