[Sca-cooks] Irish Soda Bread

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:51:51 -0600
  Susan Lin <susanrlin at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a recipe from an Irish friend - I make it every 
>year - this year my
> sister was visiting and she made it - she was surprised 
>that the dough was
> sticky and the bread nice and moist - all the ones she's 
>ever had were hard
> and dry.  I'm sure someone would take offense that it's 
>not a "true" Irish
> soda bread but it came from my friend's grandma and 
>that's good enough for
> me!

there are several textures, sweetnesses and densities if 
you check around with recipes.  the soda bread and brown 
bread i ate in ireland differed greatly in each category. 
 perhaps it has to due with the baker and the weather more 
than the humidity?

cailte
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