These tasty tea-soaked fruity Irish Barm Brack Muffins are a St. Patrick’s Day must!
You’re all saying “What the heck is Barm Brack?” Well, traditionally it’s an Irish tea-soaked fruit bread served at Halloween. A small coin is hidden inside and the person who finds it will soon be wealthy.
So, it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day and I thought, Barm Brack is Irish, I’m sort-of Irish, let’s make it something we can enjoy all year ’round. What better than turning it into a muffin! Usually a yeast bread, I have made these Barm Brack Muffins simple to make but just as delicious. Great with a cup of tea as a morning treat!
Irish Barm Brack Muffins
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- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup currants, or chopped dates
- 1 cup brewed black tea
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp allspice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of slat
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- granulated sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, soak the dried fruits in the tea. Leave at least 6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Grease 12-cup muffin tin.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. In separate bowl, beat egg and melted butter. Add the fruit (well strained) and mix to blend.
- Add flour and mix just until blended. Don't over mix!
- Spoon into prepared muffin tin (you can add a foil-wrapped quarter to one of then for fun..). Bake for 30 minutes or until golden in colour. Allow to cool and enjoy!
This recipe seems to be missing liquid to bring it together or the amount of flour is too great.
It does not need it.