Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Irish Breakfast

How we celebrated St. Patrick's Day, a day early.
Ingredients:
green milk
sausage links
fried eggs
tomato slices
sliced mushrooms
Irish Soda farls*

Directions:
Cook everything in skillet.
Serve warm with Pandora's Celtic station playing in the background.

*A farl is a slice of Irish soda bread warmed in a skillet - or at least that's what I understand it to be.  I could be wrong about this.

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine, softened

1 cup buttermilk**
1 egg

1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup buttermilk**

Directions:
Mix first group of ingredients.
Add buttermilk and egg.

Turn out dough and knead gently. 
Form into round, place on greased baking sheet, and mark with a cross.

Mix melted butter and 1/4 C buttermilk and spread on dough.

Bake at 375 for 45 mins

** Buttermilk substitute:  1 Tbsp vinegar + short cup milk