Nov 1, 2025
it looks more like a big cookie rather than a loaf (one of the wettest doughs I’ve ever handled, right up there with focaccia), but: barmbrack, an irish halloween bread very similar to welsh bara brith given the incorporation of dried fruit and mixed spice, but there’s no black tea involved. this recipe also called for chocolate—courtesy of andrew from great british baking show, one of my favorite bakers no less 🎃