This Irish soda bread is just perfect for a hearty morning tea or an after-school snack for hungry kids. It is best eaten fresh, but leftovers (if you have any) are delicious thinly sliced, lightly toasted and topped with honey.
Ingredients: 4 cups plain flour 1 cup white sugar 1 tsp bicarb soda 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 500ml sour cream 2 tbsp buttermilk 1 cup currants (in a pinch I've used sultanas, but currants are best) 1 tsp caraway seeds - traditional, but optional (I never add them, I don't use them for anything else) Method: Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Grease two 20cm x 10cm loaf tins and line the bases with baking paper. Mix the flour, sugar, bicarb soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, sour cream, buttermilk, currants and caraway seeds. Mix until just combined. This will be a very thick, very lumpy batter. Distribute batter evenly between the two pans. Bake loaves for 1 hour or until nicely browned. Do not over bake. Best served immediately with butter.
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2.5kg corned beef 1 large onion, studded with 6 cloves 6 peeled and sliced carrots 8 new potatoes, peeled and cubed Some dried thyme A bunch of parsley 2 heads of cabbage, quartered Sauce: 300ml cream 3 tbsp prepared horseradish Method: Boil the beef, onion, carrots, potatoes, thyme and parsley in a large pot of water. Simmer and cook for 3 hours. Remove sediment and the thyme, parsley and onion. Add the cabbage and simmer for a further 20 minutes or until the cabbage is cooked. Remove the meat and divide into pieces. Remove and season the cabbage heavily with black pepper. On a large plate surround the beef with the cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Prepare the horseradish sauce by whipping the cream and adding to the horseradish. From the Beef, Lamb Pork Recipe File |
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