Bara Brith

Make Wales’ most famous tea bread for St. David’s Day using this recipe. It has the same ingredients as our previous recipe but is now tailored to American measurements. 1 and 1/4 cups brown sugar1 ¾  cups of flour1 to 1 ¼  cups of dried fruit of your choice (I used a mix of raisins, …

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Happy St. David’s Day!

Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! March 1 is St. David’s Day, which is widely celebrated in Wales. Although not everyone can make it to Wales at the moment, you can still honor the day at home. Who was St. David and why do people celebrate on March 1?  St. David …

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Recipe – Bara Brith

This is an old Welsh recipe that people still make.  My grand-daughter made one just after Christmas and it was delicious and full of fruit. I particularly liked it sliced and buttered with a mug of tea.  You can use any dried fruit you like but we used currants and sultanas, it does not use …

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