“May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.”
~old Irish Blessing
Today I'm making an easy Irish meal in honor of St. Patrick's Day. I am a quarter Irish you know ;) I've got to throw in a little other ethnicity for my daughter since mostly its all about being Italian!
A very simple meal tonight of Corn Beef Brisket, Cabbage & Noodles....the only cabbage the girl will eat, and Irish Soda Bread.
Below is the recipe for the bread. It mixes up very fast and really is the best because it has a little sweetness to it. I've tried adding raisins but we all preferred it without them. They were too strong tasting and took away the yummy taste of the bread.
Also I never buy buttermilk. I just add 2 tablespoons vinegar, any kind except balsamic, and then top off with your regular milk to the 2 cup line. Basically 1 TBSP Vinegar/cup of Milk. Let it sit for a few minutes to let it get sour.
Irish Soda Bread
3 cups flour1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. (The batter should be a bit lumpy and will come together and be more smooth after adding butter)
Stir in butter.(The mixture should be smooth after blending the butter.) Pour into prepared pan.
Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for best flavor. We can never wait that long. Mine only sits for about 2 hours or so.
Jenn O'Tavoletti
*Photo's by: Martha Stewart Living; Vella's Garden; Blomsterverkstad and Rabbit Hill Primitives
Happy St Paddy's Day! Warm Blessings!~Amy
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day! Jenn, you are always so kind to share the most delicious recipes...thank you!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours warm and gentle blessings...
Fondly, Judy
Happy St Patrick's Day Jenn, wish I was coming over for tea, it all looks sooooo lovely!!!
ReplyDeleteHave you got room for one more???
Have a lovely day Jenn,
Warm Hugs
Karen
Top O'The Morin' Jenn ~~
ReplyDeleteLove your pic's & the potery !! Your menu sounds yummy too ... and your right Lyida needs a little Irish infussion. :-)
EnJoy your day and your meal !!
Happy Saint Patrick's Day !!
Love & Hugs ~~ xox
Hi Jenn.......thanks so much for sharing your recipe. I haven't had Irish soda bread in years and have never made it myself. I will some now.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Happy St.Patrick's Day, I hope your day is wonderful
ReplyDeleteSabrina
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteI hope that you had a happy St Patrick's day and I think a lot of us have a little Irish blood.
The soda bread sounds delicious and thanks for sharing the recipe, I will try this.
Happy weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Hello lovely Jenn :) Happy Belated St. Patricks Day to you :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing this lovely recipe..I am going to make it tomorrow to go with a pot of beans :)
Hugs, Doreen
I was lucky to have that wonderful dinner with my sister on St. Patty's Day and it was wonderful!! Thanks Jenn, you always make the best things!! :)
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