Did you know that most Americans ideas about Irish soda bread are completely inaccurate. American-Irish soda bread is sweet, scone-like, and typically includes raisons or currents. Real Irish soda bread is dark brown, dense, and an important staple to many meals. I am including Neil's (the farmer I stayed with) recipe for Irish soda bread.
Neil's "REAL" Irish soda bread.
3 cup extra coarse whole meal flour
1 cup rolled oats
1.5 tsp bread soda (sieved into dry mix)
1tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Mix all of the above together thoroughly.
1 pt butter milk.
Stir in the milk with the dry mix until is wet.
Lightly oil a 2lb loaf tin
Sprinkle rolled oats into bottom of tin
pour mixture into tin and cut a cross in mixture to the bottom of tin and from each end
place in centre of pre heated oven (gas mark 4.5)
bake for 1 hour
remove from tin immediately
Enjoy with loads of salted butter and my favourite STRAWBERRY JAM
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4 comments:
I'll have to make it at the cabin!
Alison, have you actually made this? It sounds delicious and really good for you!
What is the "bread soda" ingredients? Where do i buy it?
I have, unfortunately, not made Neil's Irish soda bread; however, I have eaten it and it's great. Watch out though--his recipe is using the metric system.
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