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Barmbrack (), also often shortened to brack, is a yeast bread with added sultanas and raisins. The bread is associated with Halloween in Ireland, where an item (often a ring) is placed inside the bread, with the person receiving it considered to be fortunate.

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Food.name
Barmbrack
Food.image
Barmbrack.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Two loaves of barmbrack
Food.alternate_name
Báirín Breac, Boreen brack, Bawreen brack
Food.country
Ireland
Food.type
Sweet bread
Food.main_ingredient
Flour, sultanas, raisins

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  • Halloween tradition
  • New Year's Eve tradition
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Barmbrack (), also often shortened to brack, is a yeast bread with added sultanas and raisins. The bread is associated with Halloween in Ireland, where an item (often a ring) is placed inside the bread, with the person receiving it considered to be fortunate.

== Etymology == It is sometimes called , and the term is also used as two words in its more common version. This may be from the Irish word - - and - (due to the raisins in it), hence it literally means a speckled loaf (a similar etymology to the Welsh ).

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