Barmbrack is a truly delightful bread variety from Ireland. The name of the bread comes from “báirín breac”, which is roughly translated as speckled bread in Irish. Barmbrack is a dark bread with lots of dried fruit, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and it’s traditionally eaten during the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced saween), a celebration of the end of the harvest season, which is widely considered to be the roots of modern-day Christian Halloween.
An interesting custom during the festival requires bakers to mix in symbolic objects like coins and rings that are said to bring either good or bad luck to those who bite into them. If you’d like to try making this bread at home, here is a quick recipe.
Pay attention, this recipe requires overnight preparations- so make sure you take a day ahead.
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