Title: Aran spiosrai (irish spice bread)
 Categories: Breads, Irish
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
     10 oz Flour
      2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Mixed spice *
    1/2 ts Ginger, ground
      4 oz Sugar, brown, light
      2 oz Citron, candied; chopped
      6 oz Raisins, plain or golden
      4 oz Butter
      6 oz Golden syrup **
      1 lg 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 light 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.
  
                               per Diane Duane
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