Recipe: Irish Barmbrack Bread (bread machine)

Irish Barmbrack Bread (bread machine)
rec.food.cooking/Carl Berger (1994)

According to a close Irish friend, this does taste and look like the bread that she grew up with in Ireland.

1 1/8 cups water
3 cups bread flour
3 tsp gluten
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
3/4 tsp dried lemon peel
3/4 tsp ground allspice
1 1/2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp dry milk
2 tsp red star active dry yeast*
3/4 cup raisins

Have ingredients at room temperature. If necessary, warm water and butter in microwave for 50-60 seconds on high.

Put all ingredients in bread pan in order of manufacturer directions.

*This makes a dense medium size loaf (6-7 inches tall). For a fluffier taller loaf, increase yeast to 2 1/2 teaspoons.

For Hitachi B101: add 1/4 cup raisins 4 minutes into first cycle. Add remaining raisins just after resting period and as second kneading begins.

Crust color: medium Bread Cycle: Bread or Mix Bread

This has been a successful loaf in my Hitachi B101. Other makes of bread machines will have to make some changes according to their own machines. - Carl