Friday, August 24, 2007

Recipes from around the World #2

IRISH SODA BREAD
Irish soda bread contains no baking powder. It will rise because of the acid/alkaline combination of buttermilk and baking soda. After baking, you are to wrap the bread in a slightly damp towel and let it rest for at least 8 hours. Of course, who can wait that long! You need to at least let it cool so it will slice well.
4 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease baking sheet or a round cake pan. In a large mixing bowl, stir together all the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk and stir the a fork until the dough holds together. Knead on a floured surface for 30 seconds. Then place into the cake pan, patting it out to about 1 ½ inches thick. Using a sharp knife dipped in flour, slash a large X across the top. This should be about ¼ inch deep. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until nicely brown and the X spreads open. Place on a rack to cool. Afterwards wrap in a slightly damp towel and allow the bread 8 hours to rest.
This is great with the Irish Coddle from the earlier recipe. Just slice off a slab of bread and spread on lots of butter. Remember, this bread is moist, tender, and rather heavy.

6 comments:

Eden said...

Yummy! I need to try this! You've mentioned this bread before, but you've never made it when we've been to CR. lol

With His Grace said...

Thank you for sharing this. My in-laws are coming I will have to try this out for them.

Patriot said...

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Patriot said...

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Karen said...

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Mmmmm, I can almost smell that soda bread come steaming out of the oven. Watch the butter melt, and take a soft, warm bite...you're making me hungry!

With His Grace said...

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