Sweet Soda Bread

This is my other recipe for quick Irish Soda Bread.

It's a slightly sweet version that's especially

nice with coffee or tea.

 Butter, an egg, baking powder and sugar are
added to my classic Irish Soda Bread.
You can also add 1C of raisins. 

Then it's called Spotted Dog.

If you don't have buttermilk combine 1C milk

with 1t apple cider vinegar and let sit for 5 mins.

Whisk in the egg and the melted butter.

 Combine with the dry ingredients and lightly mix.
Dough will be sticky
(see my classic recipe.)

Put into a greased pan and cut a cross on top.

Spread with 1T reserved liquid ingredients.

Bake @375 for about 45 minutes, or

until golden.

 Eat warm with lots of butter.

Good with soups, chili, or just with butter and jam.

It's nice toasted too.

A very easy quick bread for any
time of the year!

Sweet Soda Bread

4C flour
4T sugar
1T baking powder
1t soda
1/2t salt
1-1/2C buttermilk
1 stick butter, melted
1 egg

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl
In a measuring cup whisk the
buttermilk or soured milk
with the egg and melted butter.
Add all but about 1T to the dry ingredients,
(reserving  1T in the cup)
Mix gently until the dough comes together.
Turn onto floured board and knead a few
times and form into a disk. Put into
a greased pan and cut a cross on top.
Spread the reserved buttermilk
mixture on top with your fingers.
Bake @375º until golden, about
45 minutes.
Serve warm with butter.
tip: add the  buttermilk gradually
stirring just until the dough comes
 together. Work quickly and
gently. Don't overwork.

Enjoy!

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Real Irish Soda Bread

It takes mere minutes to mix this

quick soda bread and get it in the oven.

You can have warm, fresh baked bread 

 anytime you want in under 45 minutes. 

Authentic Irish Soda Bread has only

4  simple ingredients.

Flour-Soda-Salt-Buttermilk

Things you probably have on hand.
There is another version of Soda Bread
(officially called soda cake) that
is sweeter and I posted it HERE.

 If you don't have buttermilk you can mix 

1C milk with 1t cider vinegar and let it 

sit for 10 minutes. It should be room temp. 

 Combine the flour, salt, and baking soda. 

Make sure the soda is fresh and hasn't expired

(use expired soda HERE).
Make a well in the center of the flour and

add just enough buttermilk so that the dough

 holds together. Mix lightly. It will be sticky. 

Don't overwork it.

 Turn it onto a floured board and use your

 floured hands to gently knead it a few times

 and shape it into a disk.

 Put it into a greased pan: pie pan or cake pan.
Cut a cross on top about 1/4" deep from one
side to the other. That's traditional and helps
it to bake and split evenly.
It also lets the fairies out....so they say.

A cast iron skillet is my favorite.

Bake in a hot 375 oven for about 35 minutes,

 until it sounds hollow and is golden.

Let cool a bit before slicing.

Eat it warm slathered with butter. YUM!

 This is not just for St. Patrick's Day.

It's so easy, you'll want it when you serve soups or

chili. It's nice for afternoon tea with butter
 and jam, or toasted in the morning.

Or, how about a grilled cheese sandwich
for lunch? Made with white cheddar cheese
and fresh pesto.

Real Irish Soda Bread
3 C flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1C to 1-1/2 C buttermilk

Combine the flour, salt, and soda.
Add enough buttermilk to hold it all
together. Start with 1C. Stir gently.
Turn onto a floured surface and knead
gently a few times. Shape into a disk
and put it into a greased pan.
Cut a cross into the top.
Bake in preheated 375º oven for about
35 minutes, until golden.
Serve warm with lots of soft butter.
Toast the next day for breakfast.

Enjoy! 

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Tea Time Scones

In honor of the Royal Wedding tomorrow
 I'm making scones.
 We can enjoy these with tea while we watch a bit of the festivities.

This is my favorite scone recipe because it's so easy.

They take just a few minutes to prepare.

 Combine the dry ingredients.

 Stir in the cream.

 Knead a bit.

 Flatten into a circle and cut out into circles or wedges.

 Place on a foil lined baking sheet. Brush with melted butter and a sprinkle of sugar.

 Bake until golden at 425 for 15-20  minutes.

 Serve warm with raspberry jam and butter, whipped cream or clotted cream.
Now all you need is   A Perfect Pot Of Tea.

CHEERIO!

Tea Time Scones

2 C flour

1/4 C sugar

1 T baking powder

1/2 t salt

Mix well then stir in

1-1/4 C heavy cream

(1/2 C currants or dried cranberries, optional)

Knead on a floured surface 6-8 times.

Pat out into a circle. Score and cut, or cut into circles.

Place on a foil-lined baking sheet.

Brush the tops with  2 T melted butter 

and a sprinkle, about 1 T sugar.

Bake until golden at 425 for 15-20  minutes.

Serve warm with jam, butter, whipped cream or clotted cream.

Enjoy!

Links: My Romantic Home

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Sour Cream-Dill Bread

This is a savory quick bread.

 It's moist and deliciously flavored with cheddar cheese, sour cream and dill weed. 

It takes 5 minutes to mix up.

Combine all but the Bisquick.

Then add the Bisquick and stir just until moistened.

Pour into a well greased loaf pan.

Bake until golden.

I couldn't resist and cut a slice while it was still warm.

Sour Cream-Dill Bread

3 C biscuit baking mix (Bisquick)

1-1/4 C shredded Cheddar cheese

3/4 C milk

1/2 C sour cream

1 egg

1 T sugar

3/4 t dill weed

3/4 t dry mustard

Combine all in ingredients, except Bisquick.  Add Bisquick and stir just until moistened.

Pour into a well greased 9x5 loaf pan. 

Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.

Cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan and cool completely.

Serve or wrap tightly and store in refrigerator up to 10 days, or slice and freeze.
Very good toasted the next day!

Enjoy!

Links: Type A, Coastal Charm, Funky Junk

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Beer Bread

Homemade bread in under an hour.

 This is the easiest bread that you'll ever make!  It's a quick bread that goes great with a big bowl of soup for dinner and then toast it up the next morning for breakfast with  butter and jam.

Whisk together the dry ingredients.

Stir in the beer just until combined. Don't over mix.

Pour into a greased loaf pan and drizzle with a little melted butter.

Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.

Let sit for 10 minutes.

Remove to a cutting board.

Slice butter and enjoy warm.

Beer Bread

3 C flour

3 T sugar

1 T baking powder

1 t salt

12 oz beer

1 T melted butter

Combine dry ingredients with a whisk. Add beer and stir just until blended. Scrape into a sprayed loaf pan. Drizzle the melted butter over the top. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes until golden brown. Let sit 10  minutes then remove from pan.

Enjoy warm, freshly baked bread anytime!

options: add 1T fresh or 1t dried herbs
add 1C grated Cheddar cheese

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Popovers

Popovers, hot from the oven and ready for breakfast with jam and butter or lunch and dinners as a bread side. Serve them with rib roast beef (prime rib) and  au jus and use them to sop up the natural gravy like individual Yorkshire pudding. Yummy any way serve them.

These popovers are so easy to make.

A simple batter, just eggs, flour, milk, salt and oil.

Whisk until blended and let it rest about 10 minutes or longer.

Spray 8 custard cups generously with cooking spray or grease with shortening.

Divide batter into the custard cups. It will fill them about half full.

You can also use a popover pan or even a cupcake pan.

When you remove them from the oven, pierce the tops with the tip of a sharp knife to release some of the steam inside.

They will be puffed high

and golden brown when done.

Remove from pans and serve right away.

They only take 30 minutes in the oven.

Popovers

2 eggs

1/2 t salt

1 T vegetable oil or melted butter

1 C flour

1 C milk

Whisk eggs, salt and oil until blended. Whisk in flour and milk. Let batter rest at least 10 minutes

while you preheat the oven to 425 and generously grease a popover pan or 6 custard cups.

Pour batter into cups and bake for 25-30 minutes. Pierce tops with the tip of a sharp knife to release the steam. Serve hot. 

Enjoy!

Rita

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