Annual Saint Patrick's Day Thread

[Lallans]

As a quiet personal celebration, I make the family lamb stew and am continually, but mostly unsucessfully, working on producing an edible soda bread to go with it. If anyone has a good recipe for that... (one complication is that Canadian wheat is much harder [or as we would say, 'of higher quality'] than most of the rest of the world, esp including the UK and USA where 'most all soda bread recipies originate).

[Drac]

As a quiet personal celebration, I make the family lamb stew and am continually, but mostly unsucessfully, working on producing an edible soda bread to go with it. If anyone has a good recipe for that....

While not soda you might like this -

Beer Bread
3 cups self-rising flour
1/2 cup sugar
12 ounce bottle of Shiner Bock
2 tablespoons butter, melted

1. Preheat oven to 375 degree F
2. Butter a cake pan (equipment change, original recipe used a loaf pan) and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and beer and mix well. The mixture should be sticky. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes. At last 3 minutes of baking, remove from oven, brush the top of the loaf with the butter and return to oven.

Note - If you don't keep self-rising flour (like me biggrin) you ca do like I do and make it. Instead, use 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 1/2 tablespoons salt and 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder.

Most recipes call for cheap beer but that didn't make sense to me so I started experimenting with different beers. I noticed that the ales and stouts seemed to give the most flavor. My wife and I ended up on deciding on Shiner Bock as the best for our taste. It's a Texas verity for those outside the state. I've gotten good feed back on other such as Guinness. Chocolate stout also works well.

The change in pan gives more surface area for a crust. When combined with the higher sugar you get a great caramelized crust for a lot of flavor. Great hot but my wife enjoys it for breakfast the next two mornings, typically with apple slices.





Jim

[Fitzy]

As a quiet personal celebration, I make the family lamb stew and am continually, but mostly unsucessfully, working on producing an edible soda bread to go with it. If anyone has a good recipe for that... (one complication is that Canadian wheat is much harder [or as we would say, 'of higher quality'] than most of the rest of the world, esp including the UK and USA where 'most all soda bread recipies originate).

I'm no cook, and I was surprised how well this Irish soda bread turned out. Even good when I bake it in my 108 year old coal kitchen range.

Here's the link to the Betty Crocker page,

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...ead&pi=1&mr=20

Paul

[Lallans]

I'm no cook, and I was surprised how well this Irish soda bread turned out. Even good when I bake it in my 108 year old coal kitchen range.

Here's the link to the Betty Crocker page,

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/...ead&pi=1&mr=20

Paul

Thanks Fitzy! And I'm not surprised that it works so well in a traditional cooker, since it was originally baked in cast iron over a similarly slow peat fire

[Brian Boru]

I'll be wearing my SWK Irish Nat'l to work and then herself and I will be going to Brian Boru Irish Pub / Restaurant in Severna Park, MD for a nice supper then home. I have Clan Meow (my eight cats) to feed and take care of before I can call it a night. A word of caution, a friend of mine who is a MD Trooper informed me that MSP WILL be out in force and will be checking out drivers at check points. Enjoy the day, but, don't over do it.

Cheers to all, int::soda:

Brian

[WolfmanJack]

On Saturday, Ill be marching (kilted) with Wisconsin Scottish in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Milwaukee.

On Thursday, I'll be on hand (kilted again) for the opening night of Dancing at Lughnasa at Stagenorth in Washburn, Wisconsin.

Gotta support my Celtic brothers. I'll post some pics later.

[Nighthawk]

Well, folks, it's just a matter of minutes before we leave for our St. Patrick's Day kilt night in Colorado Springs. Tonight, McCabe's. Tomorrow, in the parade with the Elizabeth Celtic Festival. Lunch time... I forget where... with the Renaissance Scots Living History Association. Pics to come on Sunday!