Currant Bread(Welsh)

Directions

1. 1

   2 lb flour 4 oz candied peel 1 oz yeast 1 ts salt 8 oz brown sugar 1/2 ts pudding spice 8 oz lard 1/2 pt warm milk or 6 oz sultanas milk and

2. 2

   Rub the lard into the flour and add the dry ingredients

3. 3

   Make a hole in the middle of the flour mixture and add the yeast and enough milk to make a soft elastic dough

4. 4

   Cover with a clean cloth and leave in a warm place for 12 hours to rise

5. 5

   Place in a greased, floured tin

6. 6

   Bake in a hot oven (425/ F

7. 7

   or Mark 7) for 20 minutes and then lower to 400/F

8. 8

   or Mark 6 for a further 45 minutes to 1 hour