Bara Brith

Today I made a welsh tea bread, known to the natives as Bara Brith. My mum went to university in Aberystwyth, Wales, which sort of explains this. The recipe is very easy, but you have to be remember to soak the raisins in tea overnight. I followed these instructions, but took the energy-sparing step of turning on the oven after soaking the raisins overnight. It turned out very well, with a slightly hard (but not burnt) crust and nice and moist in the centre.

Wales doesn't get much press in Germany, somehow. People here think that the whole idea is just a plot by the english to get more votes at FIFA meetings. So heres to the welsh: They have a some great scenary, good food, their own (gaelic based) language and lots of sheep. Why not pay them a visit?