Irish breads are rustic and hearty. These are the breads of my childhood.
Unsweetened soda breads are full of tasty homemade goodness, and simply delicious with soups and stews.
A hint of sweetness in raisin breads and scones makes them perfect with a cup of tea. Here is a selection of my recipes:
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I hope you enjoy a little bit of Irish baking for Saint Patrick's Day. You'll find soda breads, scones and a delicious potato bread with yeast here.
Irish Raisin Soda Bread
Ireland is famous for delicious soda bread made with simple ingredients. It gets its name from the bicarbonate of soda or baking soda used as the leavening agent.
Growing up I loved my Granny’s “sweet cake”. Here's my Americanized version of her raisin soda bread..... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Brown Bread
A nice wedge of brown bread perfectly partners soups and stews. Here's my recipe, created with all-American ingredients.
No expensive baking mixes required for an authentic Irish brown bread.... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Potato Bread Yeast Recipe
Potato bread made with yeast, flour and mashed potato is a hearty bread. I love to make sandwiches with this bread.
Here’s my step-by-step photo instructions for baking these rustic loaves....... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Apple Cake
Kerry Apple Cake, also known as Irish Apple Cake, is a moist cake with a crunchy top, and can be served cold or warm with chilled cream or custard. An Irish Apple Cake is technically not a cake at all.
Apple bread is a better description, but I suppose our ancestors assigned the title cake to any baked good with a little bit of precious sugar added..... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Raisin Tea Scones
One of my fondest memories of Ireland is sitting down to an afternoon cup of tea and a hot buttered scone. My mother makes delicious raisin tea scones, so when I lived in New York, I promptly tried to replicate her recipe.
The secret to scone success, I discovered, is all in the flour.... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Buttermilk Scones
Learn how to make light and airy buttermilk scones and how to adapt an Irish recipe for cooking success in America.
The key ingredient is the flour you choose. Get the complete recipe here.
Blueberry Scones
Irish fruit scones are a treat with a cup of tea or coffee. Here I share my scone recipe which uses whole milk rather than buttermilk.
This is how my granny made soft and tender Irish scones..... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Potato Cakes
If you're looking for the perfect way to use up left over mashed potatoes, then this is the recipe for you.
Easy to make, these Irish specialties are sometimes called fadge..... Read more and get the full recipe here.
Irish Tea Brack
Brack is a traditional Irish cake baked at Halloween. The name comes from the Irish word ‘breac’, which means speckled. Fruit freckles every slice of this delicious cake or bread..... Read more and get the full recipe here.
For all the cooks out there planning their St. Patrick's Day menus, I hope these recipes help you choose the perfect bread to accompany your dishes.
Thanks for following my recipes and ramblings.
Slán agus beannacht,
(Goodbye and blessings)
Mairéad -Irish American Mom
Pronunciation - slawn ah-gus ban-ock-th
Mairéad - rhymes with parade
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Aimee
So excited to try a few of these this year!
Irish American Mom
Hope you enjoy them. Best wishes,
Mairead
Kay G.
Hey Mairead!
Lovely looking recipes, I want to try the apple bread one.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you, I will be wearing green, for sure! xx
Irish American Mom
Glad to hear you 'll be wearing green tomorrow, Kay. Have a lovely St. Patrick's Day.
Mairead
Cheryl Barker
I'd never heard of Brack, Mairead. Sounds interesting. The Kerry Apple Cake sounds intriguing, too. Anything with "cake" in it's name intrigues me! 🙂
Irish American Mom
Cheryl - Brack is a traditional raisin cake made at Halloween in Ireland. Irish breads tend to be a lot less sweet than American breads. Anything with a little sugar gets the honorary title of "cake" in Ireland.
Best wishes,
Mairead
Hugh ryan
Hi Mairead having a great time with your Irish recipes the brown bread and the current cake the kids all left the nest now but and eat me and mum out of house and home on week ends will continue to try some more talk soon regards Hugh south west Australia
Irish American Mom
Hi Hugh - thanks so much for checking out my recipes and I'm glad to hear your kids give my brown bread and currant cake recipes their seal of approval. I understand how they can eat you out of house and home at the weekends. My boys are getting older and with each year their appetites seem to grow and grow. Stocking the fridge and pantry is a full time job in my house.
Best wishes,
Mairéad