I am not Irish, but yesterday my house was filled with the smells of what American's consider traditional Irish cooking.
I have the Corned Beef cooked.
I made Cole Slaw with the cabbage. (I know, I know, what a cheat I am.) and Irish Soda Bread from scratch.
The recipe I have, came from an Irish friend I used to work with.
It's truly easy to make and delicious. I have been making on and off, for the past 30 or so, years.
Enjoy.
Irish Soda Bread
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3 Cups of Flour
1 Cup of Sugar
3 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon of salt
3/4 Cup of Buttermilk at room temp
1 egg
2 to 3 Teaspoons of Caraway Seeds (Optional)
1 or 2 Cups of Raisins (Optional)
Blend all the dry ingredients, then add the buttermilk with the egg mixed in it, to the dry mixture. Add the caraway seeds and raisins at this point, if desired. Mixture will be pretty dry. If it is too dry, add some more buttermilk.
Then place in a greased and floured round 8 inch pan and and sprinkle an additional teaspoon of sugar on the top of the loaf.
Bake at 350 degrees for an hour or so.
Bread is done, when a knife or toothpick inserted in the center, is no longer moist.
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