Halloween 2020 series: Barmbrack. Fruit cake with hidden fortune-telling beans.

Halloween 2020 series: Barmbrack. Fruit cake with hidden fortune-telling beans.

Tradition says that you have to bury a ring, a coin, a rag, a pea and a stick to do a fortune telling game during Samhain (best known nowadays as Halloween).
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
Each piece will tell you if you would get married or not next year, or if you would be rich or poor. 
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
I’m known for being a very positive person, so I changed the game a bit. First of all beacuse I really didn’t want to add things into my food that weren’t really food. So, I used beans and a chickpea.
 
peas, beans and chickpeas for fortune telling
 
I gave it my own meaning. None of them tells you nothing specific. Each of them mean abundance in a field of your life for the next year’s cycle. 
 
a perfect fruit cake loaf
 
The smallest bean (black eyed pea) predicts that you are going to have abundant health.
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
The middle sized bean (white bean) predicts that you are going to have abundance in the love field. Not necessarily a couple, it can be self-love or your family or friend’s love.
 
 
The chickpea means wealth. Money and finances will be great for you next year.
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
Finally, the maxi-bean, predicts that you’re going to be happy as a clam next year. 
 
barmbrack halloween recipe
 
If you celebrate with less people (or more) adjust the number of different types of beans and make sure there can be one for each person. 
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
The most probable result will be that one gets three and another person gets none. But that’s part of the fun. 
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
We do something similar in Spain and Portugal, and I think in some places in América Latina. We celebrate the twelfth night with Roscón de Reyes and we hide a toy and a bean. The toy means good luck, the bean means you’ll have to pay for next year’s Roscón. I always get the bean 😅
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
Have you ever made Barmbrack? And what about Roscón de Reyes? I hope you try this one and share it with your friends. You still have plenty of time before Halloween 🎃
 
halloween barmbrack fruit cake
 
If you do the recipe, don’t forget to tag me on instagram, twitter or facebook and be sure to follow me for more recipes. 
 

Barmbrack

Course Dessert
Cuisine Celtic, Irish, Traditional
Keyword barmbrack, celtic, dessert, fruit cake, halloween, samhain, Vegetarian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author silviafooding

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 packet baking powder
  • 1/3 cup sugar (I use panela or piloncillo)
  • 1 cup black tea (brewed)
  • 1/3 glass milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup candied orange (Made cooking with 1 orange sliced + 1 tbsp sugar)
  • 4 beans (different types)

Instructions

  1. Mix the dry ingredients

  2. Add the wet ingredients

  3. Add the fruits

  4. Mix well

  5. Put the mixture in a bakind dish and bake for 30 minutes or until it's well cooked.

  6. Serve with butter and the remaining candied orange. Or, with any other marmalade/preserve.

Recipe Notes

If you want to veganize this recipe: 

-Make a chia egg by mixing 1 tbps of chia with 3 tbsp water and let it soak for 5 minutes.

-Substitute the milk for vegetable drink of your choice (soy and oat work best)

-Serve with margarine, vegan butter, coconut oil, tahini or any other nut butter.  You can also omit the butter and spread some marmalade. 

 
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barmbrack halloween recipe
 
Pin any photo you liked from this recipe and if you want more ideas…
 
Here is my Roscón de Reyes recipe:
 
roscon de reyes
 
 
 
Vegan Strawberry Pie
 
 
 
Thanks for stopping by, as always 🤗💙
Have fun and keep fooding!
 
barmbrack halloween recipe

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