12 tablespoon strong tea
1 lb mixed dried fruit
6 oz soft brown sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 oz butter (melted)
9 oz all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
The mixed fruit can include raisins, currants, and any other kind of dried
fruit you like; chop any larger pieces down to about raisin size. Place
thetea, mixed fruit and sugar in a bowl; cover and leave overnight. Stir in
the egg and melted butter. Sieve the flour and the bicarb together and
foldthem in. Line the bottom of a large loaf pan with baking parchment, and
brush the whole inside of the pan with melted butter. Pour the mixture
in and smooth the top. Bake in a preheated oven (360 F) on the middle
shelf for 1 1/2 hours. After removing from the oven, leave in the pan for
2-3 minutes; then turn out of pan and cool on a wire rack.
Irish Farmhouse Loaf
8 oz flour
4 oz sugar
8 oz mixed dried fruit
1/2 each grated rind of a lemon
2 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch baking soda
1 each egg, beaten
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
Mix the flour, sugar, fruit, lemon rind, butter, baking powder and soda.
Add the beaten egg and the buttermilk to make a nice soft dough; beat well
and pour into a greased 2-pound loaf pan. Bake at 300 F for 1 hour, or
until it tests done with a skewer.
Irish Soda Bread
3 cup flour
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoon oil
1 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
Grease a round cake pan, press bread evenly into pan to fill pan. Dough is
a little sticky. With we knife, cut a large X across the whole top of the
bread. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
Irish Bread
1/4 lb butter
2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2 1/2 cup flour
1 cup raisins
Cream butter and sugar. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and add to butter
mixture alternately with milk. Add raisins. Pour into 8" X 8" pan. Bake at
350 degrees one hour.
Salt Rising Bread
3 medium sized potatoes
1 teaspoon sugar
4 cup boiling water
3 tablespoon cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
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2 cup lukewarm milk
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup water
2 tablespoon melted shortening
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 flour
Pare and slice potatoes. Add cornmeal, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and
boiling water. Wrap bowl in a heavy cloth. Cover and allow to stand in a
warm place overnight. In the morning remove potatoes. Add milk, water,
baking soda, salt, and shortening. Add sufficient flour to make a dough
just stiff enough to knead. Knead until smooth and elastic. Form into
loaves. Place in well-oiled pans. Cover and let rise until double in bulk.
Bake in moderate oven (400ø F) about 45 minutes. 3 loaves.
Alicia's Flour Tortilla
4 cup flour
2 tablespoon lard
1/2 cup warm milk
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all dry ingredients and sift. Mix in lard. Add milk gradually. Knead
til smooth. Roll in pieces. roll out flat very thin. Cook on griddle until
lightly spotted.
Sada Naan
4 cup flour, all purpose; 450 g
5/8 cup milk; or warm water; 150 ml
2 tablespoon yogurt
1 tablespoon yeast,dried
1 teaspoon sugar
3 tablespoon ghee; or butter
2 tablespoon poppy seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
----VARIATION: BADAMI NAAN----
2 cup almonds; blanched finely & shredded
1 white sesame seeds
Sprinkle yeast and sugar into the hot milk or water, leave it for 20
minutes. Sift together flour, dalt in a large bowl, and make a well in the
centre. Put yogurt and 2 tbsp butter in the yeast mixture. Knead well and
leave it aside for 3-4 hours, in a warm place until doubled in size. Punch
down dough and divide into 8 balls. Let it rest for 10 minutes. Roll out
each ball in the shape of traignles or make a round disk. then pull on one
side to make a teardrop shape. Mix together 1 tsp ghee or butter, poppy
seeds and sesame seeds. Spread a little of the above mixture on each naan.
Place them on a baking tray. Cook in a preheated oven (375F/ 190C/ gas mark
5) for 4-5 minutes until brown specks appear. If the naan is not brown
enough then put under a preheated grill for a minute or two. VARIATION:
BADAMI NAAN Brush each sada naan with oil or butter before baking them.
Sprinkle almonds and white sesame seeds on the greased side of every naan.
Cook in a preheated oven, for 4-5 minutes. Makes 8 Naan
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