One of my favourites! For you Padraig! From my Irish Nanna to you! She died this day 18th March in 1987 . The day between the two saints she venerated loved the most (besides our Lady of course)! I believe both St Patrick and St Joseph called to her and approached God and asked that she join them on this day! Btw it's now the 18th in Australia!
This song always brings me to tears. Its too painful to listen to and yet it is perhaps one of the most poignantly beautiful songs ever written.
Here you go AED. I am no baker but I like this recipe, it is not as dry as most soda breads. I also like to use golden raisins. View attachment 14334 4 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cup buttermilk 2 eggs 1 cup raisins 2tsp caraway seeds 1 sick butter, melted sugar to sprinkle on top Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Measure all ingredients and place them into a large bowl. Mix well. Spray a round baking pan (8" or 9" will do). (If you don't have one you can just shape the dough on a cookie sheet.) Place the dough into the pan. Sprinkle the top with sugar. Place into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 1 hour. Insert a toothpick or cake tester into the center to check to see if it is done. The toothpick should come out clean with no dough on it.
Sacrilege Raisins sugar, eggs, they don't belong in Soda bread .. your baking a cake proper soda farls below Ingredients 300 g Plain White Flour 1 and 1/4 tsp Baking Soda 250 ml Buttermilk Pinch of Salt Instructions Once ingredient are weighed out preheat a heavy bottomed pan on a medium to medium high heat. Mix the flour, salt and baking soda together and make a well in the middle. Working quickly mix in the buttermilk into the flour with your hand to make a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a light floured surface and shape the dough into a round flattening it so its about 1 1/2 cm high. Place it into your preheated pan and score the top with a knife in a cross shape making 4 equal quarters. There is no need to add oil to the pan but you can sprinkle a little flour to prevent sticking if you wish. Turn over after approx 10 minutes and cook on the other side for another 10 minutes until the bread is nicely risen and is cooked through. Once cooked remove from pan and break into 4 quarters and serve with your traditional ulster fry or on their own with Irish butter. Enjoy.
WOW this thread is a real feast of song and humour and a few recipes thrown in for good measure. It was a special Saint Patricks day. Jo M, your recipe can be counted as an Irish curney cake. Curney cake would have currants, and why not use sultanas instead. It sounds yummy.
I intend to try this John. Would a cast iron frying pan work? I have a bread recipe that uses a cast iron Dutch oven with no oil but baked at 450 degrees. It comes out beautifully. What about adding currents to the farls. No? okay. I will resist the temptation. And what is an Ulster fry?
Sorry, I had to edit the recipe to add 2 tsp of caraway seeds. I have family members who don't like the bread with seeds, so I usually need to make two batches.
Well you know we can't resist Americanizing everything Well you do know of course that we can’t resist ‘Americanizing’ everything we touch.
What we call here an Irish breakfast . There is a great restaurant here that has it on the menu from time to time. So good!
