Barmbrack
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Barmbrack, also often shortened to brack, is a bread with added sultanas and raisins made with yeast or baking powder. The bread is associated with Halloween in Ireland, where an item is placed inside
Two loaves of barmbrack
Commercial barmbrack showing ring found inside
Bara brith
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Bara brith is a traditional Welsh tea bread flavoured with tea, dried fruits and spices. It is similar to fruitcake.
Barmbrack
…transl. a loaf - and breac - transl. speckled (due to the raisins in it), hence it literally means a speckled loaf (a similar etymology to the Welsh bara brith). Other origins for "barm" could relate to the use of the froth from fermented ale, which is a form of yeast referred to as barm. This was used in place…
Bara brith, a traditional Welsh bread