Recipes · Welsh · Bread

Bara Brith

One serving has 372 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (42%), manganese (36%), selenium (34%), thiamin (28%), riboflavin (25%) and folate (22%). Ready in 600 minutes.

Bara Brith
Photo: zingyyellow...! from Wales Cymru UK, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 540 min
  • Cooking: 60 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (139 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 40 g Flour, self-rising
  • 20 g Sugar, brown
  • 15 g Raisins
  • 10 g Currants, dried
  • 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 30 g Black tea, brewed
  • 8 g Butter, salted
  • 0.5 g Pumpkin pie spice

Method

  1. Soak the raisins and currants in the hot brewed tea for at least 8 hours, or overnight, until plumped up.
  2. Beat the softened butter with the brown sugar, then beat in the egg.
  3. Fold in the flour and mixed spice, then fold in the soaked fruit along with any remaining tea.
  4. Spoon into a small lined tin and bake at 160°C (325°F) for 55-65 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  5. Cool before slicing; serve buttered. Makes 1 portion (1 slice); multiply by 10 for a whole loaf.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy372 kcal18%
Carbohydrates69.5 g
Water51.3 mL
Fiber2.3 g8%
Protein6.8 g14%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.19 g
Isoleucine0.24 g
Leucine0.44 g
Lysine0.23 g
Methionine0.13 g
Cystine0.13 g
Phenylalanine0.3 g
Tyrosine0.2 g
Valine0.29 g
Histidine0.14 g
Fat8.4 g
Monounsaturated2.3 g
Polyunsaturated0.71 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.62 g
Saturated4.7 g
Trans-Fats0.27 g
Cholesterol73 mg
Calcium184 mg18%
Copper0.14 mg16%
Iron2.8 mg16%
Magnesium21.9 mg7%
Manganese0.64 mg36%
Phosphorus296 mg42%
Potassium303 mg6%
Selenium18.9 µg34%
Sodium565 mg
Zinc0.56 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.7 mg19%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.44 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.11 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)89.3 µg22%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.15 µg6%
Choline53.1 mg13%
Vitamin A79.2 µg11%
Vitamin C0.93 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.3 IU2%
Vitamin E0.4 mg3%
Vitamin K1.7 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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