Recipe: Irish Soda Bread

Hello, Friends!

Sorry I haven't posted in half a month. School has been really stressful. I understand if you're exasperated.

Anyways, yesterday was Saint Patrick's day, so let's do a recipe in that spirit!

I had some Irish soda bread for the first time this Saint Patrick's day, and it was so good! I'm not sure what recipe the bread I had was, but this recipe is from allrecipes.com.

• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt  
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
  1/4 cup buttermilk

   

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.

   

  Have fun, and enjoy your Saint Patrick's Day weekend!

   

  Spruce Nogard

  Source: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16947/amazingly-easy-irish-soda-bread/ 

  Attributions: https://pixabay.com/en/irish-soda-bread-homemade-bread-356625/

   

  *Post written on 3/27/17 

   

  
   

Recipe: Banana Bread

Here is a banana bread recipe that's been in our family for a while. I'm sorry for this post being late.

Ingredients:

2-3 ripe bananas
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon water-warm
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2) Mash the bananas and add the sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes.

3) Add shortening, and beat. Add eggs, and beat again.

4) In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients EXCEPT baking soda.

5) Add to the banana mixture.

6) Mix the baking soda and warm water together. Don't over mix.

7) Add to the other ingredients.

8) Grease two loaf pans and pour in the mixture.Bake for 1 hour.

Enjoy!

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/banana-good-food-healthy-fruit-1949166/