Title: Spice bread (irish): [aran spiosrai]
 Categories: Breads, Cakes, Irish
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
     10 oz Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Mixed spice *
    1/2 ts Ground ginger
      4 oz Light brown sugar
      2 oz Chopped candied peel
      6 oz Raisins, plain or golden
      4 oz Butter
      6 oz Golden syrup **
      1 x  Large egg, beaten
      4 tb Milk
 
  *  Equal parts of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.  ** Lyons' Golden
  Syrup, carried in some fancy groceries.  If you can't find it, use
  Karo golden corn syrup. Sift the flour with the soda and baking
  powder, and the mixed spice and ginger: then add the brown sugar,
  chopped peel and raisins: mix. Make a well in the center. Melt the
  butter with the syrup over low heat, then pour into the well in the
  mixture. Add the beaten egg and milk and mix very well.  Pour into a
  greased 2-lb loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven at 325 F for 40-50
  minutes, or until it tests done.  This bread will keep moist for
  several days, and actually improves somewhat during this period.