Irish Barmbrack (Báirín Breac)

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I have been cooking over 50 years. I cook from scratch every day, so I am always looking for new recipes to try.

1 cup dried currants

1 cup raisins or sultanas

1 cup strong black tea (cold) (optional: add a splash of Irish whiskey or brandy

2 teaspoons (7g) active dried yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

¾ cup lukewarm milk

3 ½ cups (450g) all-purpose flour

⅓ cup (75g) caster sugar (to make your own place granulated white sugar in a blender and pulse until fine but not powder)

1 teaspoon mixed spice

Homemade mixed spice (click link for recipe) (HIGHLY recommended)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons unsalted butter , melted and cooled

1 large egg , slightly beaten

zest of one lemon

¼ cup finely chopped candied lemon (or orange) peel (optional)

Homemade Candied Citrus Peel (click link for recipe) (VERY STRONGLY recommended)

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