Barm Brack (Irish Whiskey Tea Loaf)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pints strong brewed tea (or half strong tea and half irish wiskey I prefer the half and half method)
• 1 lb golden raisin
• 1 lb black raisins
• 1 lb brown sugar
• 1 lb all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 6 tablespoons honey, melted (I use huckleberry honey for mine)

Directions

1. 1

   First soak the raisins and sugar in the tea (or tea and whiskey) overnight.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

3. 3

   Add Flour, baking powder, and eggs to the tea mixture.

4. 4

   Spoon the dough into a greased loaf pans. You should be able to fill 3 loaf pans, 8x4 inches (20x10 cm). (I prefer to make them in ready to give away little loaf pans which makes about five per batch).

5. 5

   Place loaf pans in the oven and bake for 1 hour and 45minutes.

6. 6

   Leave Bram Brack to cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack and glaze the top with the melted honey. ( If you go with the small give away kind let cool then leave in tin drizzle honey on the top and cover with a little room on top and then give them away when ready.).