Irish Soda Bread recipe
Mar. 17th, 2020 09:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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bomberqueen17:
I just remembered it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Well, while we’re all stuck inside, here’s a recipe. In my mom’s handwriting, in the book she put together for me when I first left home.
3 1/4c flour
¼ c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
½ c butter (omit salt if using salted butter)
1/3 c raisins
1 1/3c buttermilk (I always used buttermilk powder; now I’d use regular milk plus a tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice)
Heat oven to 350F. Combine dry ingredients, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add raisins & buttermilk, mixing just enough to moisten. (Will seem very dry, have faith.)
Shape into a ball. Knead on lightly floured surface 10 times– will become very sticky. Persevere, just try to get it combined and not entirely attached to your hands or the board.
Plop in a ball shape onto a greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper or a silpat). Aim for a round loaf about 3 inches thick. Cut a 1/2″ deep cross on top. Bake 350 for 45 min, up to an hour– looking for browning on top.
Serve warm.
And in my handwriting underneath in a scrawl in pencil, it says, “If you’re not a total moron, you don’t need to be told to prepare the baking sheet before you start kneading.” I don’t remember learning that lesson, but I surely learned it.
bomberqueen17:
I just remembered it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Well, while we’re all stuck inside, here’s a recipe. In my mom’s handwriting, in the book she put together for me when I first left home.
3 1/4c flour
¼ c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
½ c butter (omit salt if using salted butter)
1/3 c raisins
1 1/3c buttermilk (I always used buttermilk powder; now I’d use regular milk plus a tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice)
Heat oven to 350F. Combine dry ingredients, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add raisins & buttermilk, mixing just enough to moisten. (Will seem very dry, have faith.)
Shape into a ball. Knead on lightly floured surface 10 times– will become very sticky. Persevere, just try to get it combined and not entirely attached to your hands or the board.
Plop in a ball shape onto a greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper or a silpat). Aim for a round loaf about 3 inches thick. Cut a 1/2″ deep cross on top. Bake 350 for 45 min, up to an hour– looking for browning on top.
Serve warm.
And in my handwriting underneath in a scrawl in pencil, it says, “If you’re not a total moron, you don’t need to be told to prepare the baking sheet before you start kneading.” I don’t remember learning that lesson, but I surely learned it.