Barmbrack

Barmbrack
Two loaves of barmbrack
Alternative namesBáirín Breac, Boreen brack, Bawreen brack
TypeSweet bread
Place of originIreland
Main ingredientsFlour, sultanas, raisins

Barmbrack (Irish: bairín breac[1]), also often shortened to brack, is a yeast bread with added sultanas and raisins.[2] The bread is associated with Halloween in Ireland, where an item (often a ring) is placed inside the bread, with the person receiving it considered to be fortunate.[3]

  1. ^ "barm brack". téarma.ie – Dictionary of Irish Terms. Foras na Gaeilge and Dublin City University. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 18 Nov 2016.
  2. ^ Allen, Darina (2012). Irish Traditional Cooking. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. p. 278. ISBN 9780717154364.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).