Aran Spiosrai (Irish Spice Bread)

Title:
Aran Spiosrai (Irish Spice Bread)

Yield:
8 Servings

Categories:
Bread,
Irish




Ingredients:





    10 oz Flour


     2 ts Baking powder


   1/2 ts Baking soda


     1 ts Mixed spice *


   1/2 ts Ginger, ground


     4 oz Sugar, brown, light


     2 oz Citron, candied; chopped


     6 oz Raisins, plain or golden


     4 oz Butter


     6 oz Golden syrup **


     1 lg Egg; beaten


     4 tb Milk






 *  Equal parts of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.


 


 ** Lyons' Golden Syrup, carried in some fancy groceries. If you can't


    find it, use Karo light corn syrup.


 


 Sift the flour with the soda and baking powder, and the mixed spice and


 ginger:  then add the brown sugar, chopped peel and raisins: mix. Make a


 well in the center. Melt the butter with the syrup over low heat, then pour


 into the well in the mixture.  Add the beaten egg and milk and mix very


 well.  Pour into a greased 2-lb loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven at


 325 F for 40-50 minutes, or until it tests done.  This bread will keep


 moist for several days, and actually improves somewhat during this period.


 


                              per Diane Duane


                              Fidonet COOKING echo


 


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