tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post1481262031896151207..comments2024-03-14T04:06:31.703-04:00Comments on One Perfect Bite: (Almost) Irish Soda BreadMary Bergfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-79041615546503344332014-03-16T22:37:30.290-04:002014-03-16T22:37:30.290-04:00Made it today and it was *delicious.* The whole th...Made it today and it was *delicious.* The whole thing is gone and everyone from the toddler on up loved it. I realized after I started that I didn't have 4 cups of AP flour in the house, so I substituted a cup of whole wheat flour and bumped up the buttermilk a bit to compensate...maybe an extra two or three tablespoons. It was perfect.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283643471523018853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-6514120330909943952010-03-13T12:30:18.767-05:002010-03-13T12:30:18.767-05:00Happy St. Patrick's Day! Lovely recipes are...Happy St. Patrick's Day! Lovely recipes are always to be had at One Perfect Bit. <br />Joyce MLight and Voiceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369256288085446798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-64635437324499020082010-03-13T06:06:45.787-05:002010-03-13T06:06:45.787-05:00I love the name "spotted dog"! I am soo...I love the name "spotted dog"! I am sooo making this this weekend. Thank you!! So delighted to find a recipe from a trusted cook!!!Katy ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01622340191299379349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-22351359039223183992010-03-12T14:14:32.572-05:002010-03-12T14:14:32.572-05:00Love the story! I will have to give this a try, si...Love the story! I will have to give this a try, since most of Ina's recipes are winners.Madam Chowhttp://www.mzkitchen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-50692332731174827642010-03-11T14:48:51.915-05:002010-03-11T14:48:51.915-05:00Oh my Mary- that looks like the best Irish soda br...Oh my Mary- that looks like the best Irish soda bread ever. Not a surprise coming from you.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964813048968344420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-67480230535324110982010-03-11T14:01:01.739-05:002010-03-11T14:01:01.739-05:00Well, I love Irish Soda Bread and I love Ina so th...Well, I love Irish Soda Bread and I love Ina so this is going on my baking list. I have a recipe that I am quite fond of so it will be interesting to compare!<br /><br />Thank you, Mary, for your great blog here. I enjoy visiting with you!GratefulPrayerThankfulHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912258806814037028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-87547615339409450712010-03-10T23:20:00.611-05:002010-03-10T23:20:00.611-05:00Wonderful! Love the history lesson, and Ina never ...Wonderful! Love the history lesson, and Ina never disappoints. :)NKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963976997563464573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-88696784474965618672010-03-10T22:45:56.150-05:002010-03-10T22:45:56.150-05:00Ah, I didn't know there was a "proper&quo...Ah, I didn't know there was a "proper" way to do Irish Soda bread...I just eat it! Haha! The first time I've had this bread was at Whole Foods...I would love to try making this at home!sophiahttp://burpandslurp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-33480224987828336332010-03-10T20:57:34.129-05:002010-03-10T20:57:34.129-05:00Sounds delicious! How else does everyone expect th...Sounds delicious! How else does everyone expect the devil to get out of the bread if they don't put the cross in it? ;-)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500564300569765406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-3761359239688736522010-03-10T20:43:26.083-05:002010-03-10T20:43:26.083-05:00It looks so good!
Irish Soda Bread is one of ou...It looks so good! <br /><br />Irish Soda Bread is one of our family favs. The Buttermilk is in the fridge just waiting. This weekend it will be used.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283589438285190208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-8030084479550431242010-03-10T20:42:09.531-05:002010-03-10T20:42:09.531-05:00Thank you for sharing the history of the Irish Sod...Thank you for sharing the history of the Irish Soda Bread! That is one of my favorite things about good old cookbooks, the history they tell! <br /><br />The bread sounds yummy and looks lovely with the black backdrop!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947872989819646262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-36977446430320058282010-03-10T20:08:14.179-05:002010-03-10T20:08:14.179-05:00My bil came here in his teens. Yes, the raisins w...My bil came here in his teens. Yes, the raisins were for the rich..theirs was was very plain.<br /><br />I worked on my recipe for years..it is not the fall apart dry stuff I remember as a kid. So many ISB's are plain awful! :)<br /><br />I think I have made close to 1000 loaves over the years..One year I made 75 loaves for orders, and for all 4 gkids Christenings I made a loaf for each family to take home. It is a wonder I still eat the stuff..Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323768335143979148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-52723450159119484742010-03-10T19:19:46.777-05:002010-03-10T19:19:46.777-05:00Eh. Let's be honest. Traditional irish soda ...Eh. Let's be honest. Traditional irish soda bread isn't that great. but I'll take this one. Best you've ever had you say? I'll take it as soon as possible.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-13787782539850524212010-03-10T19:04:09.521-05:002010-03-10T19:04:09.521-05:00I'll have to save this one for next week - St ...I'll have to save this one for next week - St Pat's is just a week away, can you believe it?Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261086731187286052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-56706731750047724862010-03-10T18:47:54.440-05:002010-03-10T18:47:54.440-05:00My current favorite Irish soda bread (actually rea...My current favorite Irish soda bread (actually really my current favorite bread) is this one from Cooking Light:<br /><br />http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1963985<br /><br />My Irish great-great grandmother would I'm sure find the use of buttermilk, whole wheat flour, etc. totally ridiculous, but it is SO INSANELY DELICIOUS! And healthy!Lelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072262301289936102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-80241117769517917422010-03-10T18:38:19.549-05:002010-03-10T18:38:19.549-05:00I really want to try that this year.I really want to try that this year.The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-87442034721646273682010-03-10T17:11:51.098-05:002010-03-10T17:11:51.098-05:00I love Ina's recipes:) I can almost smell how ...I love Ina's recipes:) I can almost smell how good this is;)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793266097459428271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-27587652443392329942010-03-10T16:24:36.141-05:002010-03-10T16:24:36.141-05:00I love Irish soda breadI love Irish soda bread♥ Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591559212770014981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-62280648886423954442010-03-10T16:18:13.636-05:002010-03-10T16:18:13.636-05:00So this is what spotted dog is! I've seen a c...So this is what spotted dog is! I've seen a can of spotted dog and wondered what it was!Joie de vivrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090182072040742810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-11395490711952271832010-03-10T15:34:32.672-05:002010-03-10T15:34:32.672-05:00LOL, love the history. I haven't made soda br...LOL, love the history. I haven't made soda bread since college! That was... a while ago. This is the second soda bread I have seen posted this week. I guess it must be time to try out this recipe or find my old one that got me an A and compare them. Then bake them up! ;)hobby baker Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734828549763197439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-44319448646950920982010-03-10T14:36:01.670-05:002010-03-10T14:36:01.670-05:00I appreciate the information about soda bread. I h...I appreciate the information about soda bread. I have been wanting to make Ina's "spotted dog" for a long time. Now I think I will.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457380718488241980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-85504538473629093012010-03-10T14:14:57.738-05:002010-03-10T14:14:57.738-05:00Nice bread. Thanks for the background information....Nice bread. Thanks for the background information.<br /><br />I wasn't very fond of soda bread in Ireland, but home-made always tastes best, doesn't it.Andreashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969823221855515404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-48480035988820941812010-03-10T13:46:25.611-05:002010-03-10T13:46:25.611-05:00Mmmm, soda bread. Love it. I didn't know all t...Mmmm, soda bread. Love it. I didn't know all that about it either, good stuff.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-45093846829431517632010-03-10T13:34:11.935-05:002010-03-10T13:34:11.935-05:00Thanks for the history info. If I've ever eat...Thanks for the history info. If I've ever eaten soda bread, I don't recall, but will get my baker on this when she gets back form the beach :).Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8986801201760240722.post-71556919498582877892010-03-10T13:04:46.935-05:002010-03-10T13:04:46.935-05:00Jamie, I wouldn't advise it. This doesn't ...Jamie, I wouldn't advise it. This doesn't have the same texture of breads normally associated with French toast. This would act like a thirsty sponge and I doubt you'd get it to the pan in one piece.Mary Bergfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234678984137982414noreply@blogger.com