Stillmeadow Friends

Hi Everyone,

This recipe is Welsh, like me. It comes from a book called "Little Welsh Cookbook" and I have made it many times.

This tasty fruit loaf is made from ingredients that are always in the cupboard. It has many variations. It is served as a filling snack at any time in a Welsh home and farmers often take some in their lunch box when they go up the mountains to gather the sheep for shearing.

Bara Brith

1 cup of very strong cold tea -steep a tea bag in boiling water for at least 15 minutes and let it go cold.
4 tbsp marmalade
1 cup of golden raisins
Soak the above ingredients together for about an hour and then add:
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups self-rising flour
2 beaten eggs
good pinch of allspice

Instructions
Mix the ingredients well and put into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until cooked at 300deg F.
You can add chopped walnuts or pecans, Glace cherries. even chopped apple or mashed banana to add moistness. Serve well buttered - delicious!

Susan
New Boston, NH.