Recipes for St. Patrick's Day will not be right without a few bread recipes. Here you will find two tasty bread recipes with a recipes for eggs thrown in for good measure!
Cheesy Ale Loaf
What You Need:
- 1/2 C warm (105 to 115 degrees) ale
- 2 T sugar
- 1 T of yeast
- 2 1/2 C of flour
- 1 (4 oz) pkg. extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 C non fat instant dry milk powder
- 3/4 t salt
- 3/4 t dry mustard powder
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 small egg white
- 1/2 T sesame seeds
How to Make It:
- Pour the warm ale into a mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle in the sugar and yeast and stir until completely dissolved.
- Allow the mixture to stand in the bowl for 5 minutes.
- Place 2 C of the flour into a separate bowl.
- Add the cheese, milk powder, salt and mustard powder.
- Stir gently to combine.
- Add in the beaten egg and mix until well combined.
- Stir the flour mixture into the yeast mixture.
- Continue mixing, with your hands, until a soft dough forms.
- Sprinkle a little of the remaining flour onto a flat surface.
- Place the dough on the flour and knead with your hands for 10 minutes.
- Add flour to the surface as necessary to keep the dough from sticking.
- The dough should be smooth and have an elastic consistency when ready.
- Spray a baking sheet with a non stick cooking spray.
- Form the dough into a round loaf and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the top of the loaf with the egg white.
- Sprinkle the sesame seeds evenly over the top of the loaf.
- Cut criss cross patterns about 1/8 in. deep in 4 places in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife.
- Cover the loaf with a kitchen towel, place in a warm draft free area and allow the loaf to rise to double its size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Allow the oven to preheat to 375 degrees.
- Bake the bread 20 minutes or until it makes a hollow sound when thumped with a finger on the top.
- Cool on a wire rack before cutting.
Serves: 1 loaf
Ireland's Sweet Milk Bread
What You Need:
- 2 C of white flour
- 1 1/2 t salt
- 1 1/2 t baking soda
- 4 C wheat flour
- 2 C of sweet milk
How to Make It:
- Place the white flour into a large mixing bowl.
- Add the salt and baking soda and toss to combine well.
- Dump the wheat flour into the mixture and using your hands mix until all the ingredients are incorporated together well.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture.
- Pour the sweet milk into the well slowly.
- Use a wooden spoon and mix the dough while adding the milk.
- It may take a little less milk or just a little more depending on the type of flour used but when the dough is ready it should be soft but easy to manage.
- Once the dough is ready lightly flour your hands and knead it in the bowl until you have formed a ball.
- Lightly flour a flat surface and press the dough into a circle that is 1 1/2 inches thick.
- Flour a table knife and cut an x pattern into the middle of the dough so that when baked the bread will break easily into 4 quarters.
- Place the dough on an ungreased cookie sheet in a preheated 425 degree oven for 25 minutes.
- Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees and continue baking for 15 minutes.
- Remove and allow the bread to cool at least 4 hours before cutting.
Serves: 8
Sweet milk is whole milk that has not been processed. Many grocery stores sell sweet milk in their dairy sections. If you can't find sweet milk at your local grocery store buttermilk will work just as well. If the crust on your bread seems to hard, wrap it in a damp kitchen towel until it has completely cooled. This will soften the crust and make it much easier to cut.
Devilish St Patrick Eggs
What You Need:
- 8 hard boiled eggs, peeled and rinsed
- 1/2 C sandwich spread
- 1 T parsley flakes
How to Make It:
- Cut the eggs in half lengthwise and remove the yolks.
- Place the yolks in a bowl and mash well with a fork.
- Add the sandwich spread to the mashed yolks and stir to combine.
- Fill each egg white half with the yolk mixture.
- Sprinkle the tops with the parsley.
Serves: 8
If you have family member especially children who just won't eat egg yolks no matter how you fix them try this variation. Fill a few of the egg whites with plain sandwich spread instead of the egg yolk mixture. You can also top these eggs with fine diced pickles, sweet or dill, if you like.
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