Dee Randall wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Dee Randall wrote:
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> 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

Hannah Smith-Douglas-Brown. Known for her scones cut into triangles and
baked on a griddle She was born in Kirkintillach, Scotland, in 1896

Jill