Do you like Irish Soda Bread?
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Comments (14)Oh my goodness Kathleen, I finally had a chance to be at home long enough to make this bread today. WOW!! It is deeeelish!! DH walked in from work about 3 minutes after I took it out of the oven and we sat down with butter and this bread and ate almost one whole loaf!!!! Anyone who hasn't made it yet needs to get busy!! You don't know what you are missing. The only thing I changed was the sugar. DH is a borderline diabetic and I used not quite 1 cup of Splenda instead of the sugar. Yum oh! Thanks for sharing this recipe with us. Betty...See MoreIrish soda bread....
Comments (9)These two recipes are a bit different than traditional recipes. I made the Irish Soda Bread Muffins a year ago and broadcast them near and far on St. Patrick's Day, and they were a big hit. Someone (and I'm sorry I don't know who to credit the recipe to) posted it last year on the Cooking Forum - but many thanks for a great quick bread recipe. The last recipe I've made for many years and it is always a go-to recipe for our St. Patrick's Day HOOLEY (party). -Grainlady IRISH SODA BREAD MUFFINS (source: King Arthur Flour) 1-1/2 c. King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 3/4 c. King Arthur 100% White Whole Wheat Flour 2 t. baking powder 1/4 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1/3 c. granulated sugar 1-1/2 c. currants or raisins 1/2 to 2 t. caraway seeds, (to taste, or omit) 1 lg. egg 1-cup buttermilk, yogurt, or sour cream 6 T. butter, melted (or 1/3 c. vegetable oil) sugar to sprinkle for topping 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a standard muffin pan; or line with papers, and grease the papers. 2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, currants and caraway seeds. 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk (or equivalent) and melted butter. 4. Quickly and gently combine the dry and wet ingredients. As soon as everything is evenly moistened, quit; further stirring will cause the muffins to be tough. 5. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan, filling the cups about 3/4 full; the stiff batter will look mounded in the cups. Sprinkle with sugar. 6. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Tip the muffins in the pan, so their bottoms don't get soggy. Remove them from the oven, wait 5 minutes, then transfer the muffins to a rack to cool. Serve them plain, or with butter and/or jam. (Hubby's favorite.) MILO O'SULLIVAN'S CURRANT\-NUTMEG SODA BREAD 3 c. all\-purpose flour 1/4 c. granulated sugar 1 t. baking soda 1/4 t. each salt and nutmeg 1/4 c. unsalted butter 1\-1/4 to 1\-1/2 c. buttermilk 1/2 c. currants Additional sugar for sprinkling. 1\. Place on rack in bottom third of oven. Heat oven to 425°F. Have an ungreased cookie sheet ready. 2\. Put flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg into a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with pastry blender or mix with fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in currants. Stir in buttermilk until a stiff dough forms. 3\. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead just enough to shape into a ball. Put smooth side up on cookie sheet. Pat into 7\-inch round. 4\. Sprinkle with 2 t. sugar. With sharp knife, cut a deep cross in dough, slightly more than halfway through. 5\. Bake 35\-40 minutes until loaf is deep golden brown. Line a cooling rack with a linen or cotton dish towel. Place bread on towel. Cool 5\-10 minutes, then fold towel loosely over the loaf and cool completely....See MoreIrish Soda Bread recipe and dessert
Comments (16)Reporting back VERY late here. Life in general and business challenges have taken up much of my free time over the last week. Thanks for all the recipes for both the bread and desserts. I did send out a few emails too. Alexa had the recipe that I made last year so I went with that one again. I'll be trying some of the others too. I forgot how good this simple bread is. I love the idea of cupcakes Katie. Here is my results and the recipe. I might have cut that cross pattern a little deep. LOL Sunday Best Irish Soda Bread by Martha Stewart 1 loaf By adding egg, sugar, caraway seeds, and butter to a traditional Irish soda bread recipe, you create a loaf that is fit for a Sunday breakfast or brunch. Wrapped well with plastic wrap, it can be stored at room temperature until the last crumb is eaten. Like all Irish soda breads, this freezes well. 4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons caraway seeds 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold 2 cups golden or dark raisins 1 1/2 scant cups buttermilk 1 large egg 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 large egg yolk 1 tablespoon heavy cream Heat oven to 350�. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and caraway seeds until well combined. Using a pastry cutter or two knives in scissor fashion, cut in butter until the mixture feels like coarse meal. Stir in raisins until evenly distributed. In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and baking soda until well combined. Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour-and-butter mixture all at once, and stir with a fork until all the liquid is absorbed and the mixture begins to hold together. It should resemble a rough biscuit dough. Using your hands, press the dough into a round, dome-shaped loaf about 8 inches in diameter. Lift the loaf from the bowl, and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, mix the egg yolk and cream together. With a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the loaf. With a sharp knife or razor, incise a cross, about 1/2 inch deep, into the top of the loaf. Transfer to the oven. Bake, rotating halfway through, until it is deep golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center, about 70 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer bread from the baking sheet to a wire rack to cool. THanks for the dessert recipes too. Ann, I love your caramel sauce! Didn't we call that cake gravy a few years back? : ) Alex that chocolate cake is on the list! You know I love anything chocolate. Sharon thanks for the apple dessert recipe too. I have a few that need to be used up so I just might take that on this weekend. I ended up make six dozen sugar cookies for the office crew and the insurance company that leases space from us in our building. I'll be trying the Rye Bread recipe too Ann. I have another Corned Beef in the freezer that I want to make just for Reuben Sandwiches. Claire, no raisins for me either. LOL Love the caraway seeds though. THanks again to all y'all!! David...See MoreIrish Soda Bread
Comments (2)Thanks for the recipe Kathleen. I've made irish soda bread a couple of times and it hasn't turned out very good. Nice to have a T&T recipe. It may be a while before I make this though, since I'm into the yeast thing right now. Seems like most of my boyfriends have been Irish, so I always wanted to be able to cook good Irish food, but it's been a while since then, so some of my inspiration is lost. Seems like this bread would be awesome with good irish breakfast tea, which I love. Maybe with a nice pot of soup too!...See More- 10 years ago
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