"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Dee Randall wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> Dee Randall wrote:
>>>> Sunday I went looking for a new recipe for Irish Soda bread as I
>>>> can't find my favorite anywhere. I went to food network and found a
>>>> recipe and printed it out, but looking at it, I found that the
>>>> originator of this recipe called for 15 minutes at 450, then turn
>>>> down to 400 for 30 minutes more. (Creamation!??)
>>>
>>> This is what my mom used to make (and heaven help us, she's Scottish
>>> and the
>>> daughter of an Orangeman!):
>>>
>>> Irish Soda Bread
>>>
>>> 4 c. flour
>>> 1 tsp. salt
>>> 3 tsp. baking powder
>>> 1 tsp. baking soda
>>> 1/4 c. sugar (optional)
>>> 1/8 tsp. ground cardamon seed (optional)
>>> 1/2 stick (4 Tbs.) butter
>>> 1 egg
>>> 1-3/4 c. buttermilk
>>>
>>> In a large bowl combine the flour, salt, soda, baking powder, sugar
>>> and spices. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender or a fork
>>> until the mixture is crumbly. Beat the egg slightly and mix with
>>> the buttermilk. Add
>>> to the dry mixture and blend thoroughly. Turn the dough onto a
>>> floured board and knead until smooth 2-3 minutes. Divide dough in
>>> half and shape into round loaves that will fit in an 8 inch cake or
>>> pie plate. Cut crosses
>>> on top of the dough 1/2 inch deep. Bake at 375F for 35-40 minutes.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Hmm. a little different; I like the ground cardamon seed idea.
>> Is egg an ingredient not common to soda bread, do you know?
>> Thanks for this recipe; it's nice too to have a 'heritage' recipe;
>> thanks for the gift.
>> I've saved to make later.
>> Dee Dee
>
> Just talked to Mom and she said yes, the egg is essential and the cardomon
> seeds are also what she remembers her mother (Hannah Douglas Brown)
> making.
>
> Jill
>
Thanks for asking and letting me know.

Ahh -- Hannah Douglas Brown -- lovely name!
There is a running argument about a "Hannnah" in my family. Someone
misspelled/mis-wrote/illegible Hannah's name (born About 1743) as "Duanna,"
and people have been fighting about it ever since -- volumes! I've NEVER
heard the name, "Duanna."

A "Mrs. Brown" story:
My deceased cousin told this story about 'Grandpa Jones' -- you may have
heard of him. Grandpa Jones said to my cousin's mother after not seeing her
for a number of years:
"Ah, MRS. BROWN, I'll always remember your biscuits."
Sort of a W. C. Fields' moment. LOL.

Dee Dee