Whether you claim Irish ancestry
or not, it's time to break out the green!
That's right, one of my favorite
holidays of the year is rolling around, filled with shamrocks and leprechauns.
While Lá Fhéile Pádraig (that's St
Patrick's Day if you don't know your Gaelic!) started out as a religious
holiday to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland, over the years it has
morphed into a joyous international festival dedicated to Irish culture, and,
well, parties. It also arrives around
the onset of spring in the northern hemisphere, marking the perfect time to
toast an end to the long cold nights of winter and the beginning of longer,
more hospitable days.
To help get your celebration
started, here's a great recipe for traditional Irish Soda Bread. It's delish!
Happy St Patrick's Day!
Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 pint sour cream
2 eggs
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
(optional)
3/4 cup raisins
Preparation:
Total Time: 1 1/4 hr
Combine dry ingredients together
in a large bowl.
In a small bowl beat eggs and stir
in sour cream.
Add the egg and sour cream mixture
to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon.
Batter will be very thick.
Add the raisins and caraway seeds
and stir well with wooden spoon or knead with your hands.
Place batter in a greased 9-inch
springform pan.
Dust the top with enough flour so
that you can pat the batter like bread dough evenly in the pan without it
sticking to your hands.
Make a shallow crisscross on the
top with a knife.
Bake for 50 minutes in a preheated
350ºF oven.
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