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.

- 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
- Makes 1 slice; multiply by 10 for a whole loaf. Soak the sultanas, raisins and candied peel in the cold black tea overnight.
- Warm the milk, stir in the yeast and a pinch of the sugar, and leave 10 minutes until foamy.
- 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.
- Cover and let rise for 1 hour, until doubled.
- Shape into a small loaf tin, cover and prove 30 minutes more.
- 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
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 347 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 68 g | |
| Water | 55.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 6.7 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.23 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.27 g | |
| Histidine | 0.13 g | |
| Fat | 6.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.53 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.41 g | |
| Saturated | 3.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 44.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 59.4 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 25.2 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 110 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 365 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 15.4 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 114 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.63 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.41 mg | 37% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.9 mg | 20% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.49 mg | 10% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.14 mg | 11% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 94.9 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.15 µg | 6% |
| Choline | 31.4 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 60.8 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 14.2 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.36 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
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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