Recipes · Irish · Bread

Barmbrack

One serving has 347 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (37%), riboflavin (31%), selenium (28%), folate (24%), manganese (22%) and niacin (20%). Ready in 565 minutes.

Barmbrack
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  • Preparation: 520 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (138 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 35 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 15 g Milk, whole
  • 8 g Sugar, brown
  • 6 g Butter, unsalted
  • 8 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 20 g Raisins, golden
  • 15 g Raisins
  • 5 g Candied fruit
  • 25 g Black tea, brewed
  • 0.2 g Allspice
  • 0.2 g Salt

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole loaf. Soak the sultanas, raisins and candied peel in the cold black tea overnight.
  2. Warm the milk, stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
  3. Mix in the flour, remaining sugar, salt, allspice, egg and soft butter to a soft dough, then drain the soaked fruit well and knead it in.
  4. Cover and let rise for 1 hour, until doubled.
  5. Shape into a small loaf tin, cover and prove 30 minutes more.
  6. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 40-45 minutes until deep golden and a skewer comes out clean; cool before slicing.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy347 kcal16%
Carbohydrates68 g
Water55.7 mL
Fiber2.7 g9%
Protein6.7 g14%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.19 g
Isoleucine0.23 g
Leucine0.41 g
Lysine0.23 g
Methionine0.11 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.28 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.27 g
Histidine0.13 g
Fat6.6 g
Monounsaturated1.9 g
Polyunsaturated0.53 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.41 g
Saturated3.7 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol44.2 mg
Calcium59.4 mg6%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium25.2 mg8%
Manganese0.4 mg22%
Phosphorus110 mg16%
Potassium365 mg8%
Selenium15.4 µg28%
Sodium114 mg
Zinc0.63 mg8%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.41 mg37%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.34 mg31%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.9 mg20%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.49 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)94.9 µg24%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.15 µg6%
Choline31.4 mg7%
Vitamin A60.8 µg9%
Vitamin C1.1 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)14.2 IU2%
Vitamin E0.36 mg2%
Vitamin K1.8 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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