Bara Brith - Currant or Speckled Bread

• 1 lb (.5 kg). flour
• 6 oz (168 grm). lard or butter or mixed
• 8 oz (224 grm). raisins
• 8 oz (224 grm). currants
• 1/2 oz (14 grm). yeast
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 6 oz (168 grm). brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 8 oz (224 grm). sultanas
• 2 oz (56 grm). candied peel
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) mixed spice
• Milk to mix

1. Mix yeast with warm milk.
2. Rub the fat into the flour and mix the dry ingredients.
3. Make a well in the centre and add the yeast.
4. Mix into a soft dough, then cover and leave in a warm place for 1 1/2 hours to rise, till twice its original size.
5. Turn onto a floured board, place in greased tins, stand again in a warm place for about 20 minutes and bake in a moderately quick oven for 1 to 2 hours.
6. When cold, cut and butter as for ordinary loaf - thin slices with plenty of butter!

flour, lard, raisins, currants, yeast, salt, brown sugar, egg, sultanas, candied peel, mixed spice, milk

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/0019A5 (may not work)