Where’s the fruit? Top 8 bracks TESTED
Homemade guarantees this. While many don’t have the patience to use yeast, a good brack can be made without it, but it will be heavier. If you are feeling adventurous there are plenty of recipes online.
Many bakers today don’t use the traditional long process of making bread, instead using flour improvers and various additives to shorten the baking process.
They also use margarine which itself contains additives. This takes away from the flavour and texture and the health benefits of what should be a healthy, uncomplicated product.
The good news is that all bracks improve with toasting and a delicious bread pudding can be made from them.
I have put an idea for its use with apples on my blog at rozcrowley.com.
With ring, this brack has a good bread-like texture and a medium amount of fruit, including a small number of cherries. Comfortingly short list of ingredients. Margarine used.
7.75
This brack has a good amount of fruit with a slightly dry, bread-like texture. Ring included. Good value.
7.5
Quite a firm texture which isn’t heavy, this has a nice balance of fruit and crumb, though it is quite dry. Complete with ring, pea and rag, a fairly short list of ingredients with no emulsifiers etc, but with margarine.
7.5
A decent amount of fruit here in quite a moist brack which is sweeter than other samples, with a hint of ginger livening the flavour along with mixed peel.
7.5
Light on fruit, this is quite dry with a slightly darker colour than other samples. Expensive. Ring included.
6
Good amount of fruit here, slightly dry texture but nicely bread-like with a chewy crust. Ring included.
7.25
With ring and quite a few cherries, this one by far has the most spicy flavour. Texture is moist, but also a little heavy.
6.75
This is light on fruit and quite dry. The mixed peel adds to the taste variety. Ring included. Expensive.
6
