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Ireland: Irish Soda Bread
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Ingredients
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2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
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1/2 cup white flour
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1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
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1/2 cup quick oats
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1 Tbsp cumin seed
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2 tsps baking soda
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1 Tbsp molasses
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2 Large eggs
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1 3/4 cups buttermilk
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3 oz Guinness
Directions
Having recently returned from Ireland, you can imagine I had plenty of ideas as to what I could make. But you might also be surprised by what I chose! My favorite meal in Ireland was an amazing Full Irish Breakfast at a pub called the Hairy Lemon. I considered making this dish, but realized I would essentially be purchasing numerous meat products and compiling them on a plate. Instead, I decided to make a seemingly simple dish that was found on this plate, as well as at nearly every pub we visited alongside stews and carving boards alike: Irish Soda Bread.
Irish Soda Bread is a quintessential staple of a country that has experienced poverty and famine, traditionally made with only the most basic ingredients: flour, baking soda (used as a leavening agent instead of yeast), soured milk to moisten the bread and activate the soda, and salt. Before baking, a cross was often cut on the top of the loaf to protect the household by warding off the devil. Now you may see it with currants, sugar or molasses, oats, or cumin seeds. Most of the versions I had in Ireland were a hearty whole grain, which is what I love so much about this bread. The recipe below uses almost entirely whole wheat flour, textured with oats; a spoonful of whole cumin seeds give the bread a subtle flavor and a wonderful aroma. I made this bread on St. Patrick’s Day, didn’t serve it with Guinness beef stew – instead we dipped it in leftover Escudella, which was downright delightful!
Recipe Source: People
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Steps
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Preheat the oven to 325°. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan; set aside. |
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In a large mixing bowl, add the first 6 ingredients. Mix well to combine. |
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In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Whisk in the Guinness and then the buttermilk. Combine with the flour mixture and mix well. Pour the batter into a greased tin and smooth the top of the bread with a spoon. |
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Bake for 50 minutes. Immediately remove the bread from the tin and invert onto a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack. Return the bread to the oven to bake for another 15 minutes. |
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