Darina Allen: Here's how to make Ballymaloe Halloween Barmbrack

Everyone loves a barmbrack

This is a more modern version of barmbrack.

Everyone in Ireland loves a barmbrack, perhaps because it brings back lots of memories of excitement and games at Halloween.

When the barmbrack was cut, everyone waited in anticipation to see what they’d find in their slice: a stick, a pea, a ring, a piece of cloth and what it meant for their future.