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Brambrack Traditiona Irish Bread Ingredients: 1/4 pt/ 125 ml/ 1/2 cup lukewarm milk 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp fresh yeast 8 oz/ 250 g/ 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp mixed spice, pinch salt 1 egg, 3 tbsp butter 6 oz/ 200 g/ 2 cups mixed fruit (currants, sultanas, raisins, candied peel) 1 gold ring (in greaseproof paper) 2 oz/50 g/2 tbsp caster sugar Directions: Knead lightly and place in a lightly-greased 7 in /15 cm diameter cake tin and allow a further 30 minutes rising time. Bake near the top of a pre-heated oven at gas mark 6, 400°F, 200°C for 45 minutes. On removing from the oven the brack can be glazed with a syrup made from 2 tsp sugar dissolved in 3 tsp boiling water.

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