Irish St. Patricks Day Recipes

"This Irish soda bread recipe was passed on to me by a dear friend of my mother's who was born and raised in Ireland. It's the best Irish soda bread I have ever had. It is much higher, lighter and softer than most other recipes I have seen. It has an excellent flavor and texture, as well."

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Ingredients: eggs, raisins, salt...

"From me own lazy Irish grandmother who died at 100 years plus one day old on Saint Patricks Day back in 1968. I love the way it smells while baking. If you don't like the smell of beer, stay away from it. I also like that you can add it to an oven being used to make something else like a chicken etc. If the other item being baked or roasted requires..."

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Ingredients: sugar, self rising flour, beer...

"This makes a fairly dense, rustic (ugly, even) loaf of bread that is tasty and not sweet. It is crusty and rough on the outside, chewy inside. Nummy hot with lots of butter! Note: sometimes (depending on humidity etc) it takes a bit more than the 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk--just keep adding a little bit at a time until it all holds together as stated..."

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Ingredients: salt, all-purpose flour...

"I have never found an Irish Soda Bread recipe (or commericially available loaf) that can hold a candle to this recipe. It is simple to make and you can also mix the dry ingredients, add a hang-tag listing the wet ingredients and baking instructions and you have an outrageously good gift. This is an absolutely authentic Irish recipe, and if you..."

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Ingredients: cream of tartar, currants...

"I myself love Guinness a Stout that's a very dark, almost black full-bodied beer!Nothing like it! But for this you'll need a lighter beer like an IRISH AMBER, Irish Red Ale, or a Golden Irish Lager Style BeerPint Glasses (16 oz). I make this for fun on St. Patty's Day. For the kids use a clear juice with coloring. This is a great way to get people..."

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Ingredients: lager beer, green food coloring...

"This recipe comes from my college roommate, Becky, who belongs to a very Irish family! Her family prefers this recipe because it's much sweeter than most soda breads. I like it because it's quick and easy!"

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Ingredients: eggs, margarine, raisins...

"for a cold day or the end of a meal."

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Ingredients: black coffee, heavy cream...

"This traditional Irish soda bread is served warm with lots of butter to accompany your cornbeef and cabbage boiled dinner. Happy St. Patrick's Day!"

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Ingredients: currants, hot water, salt...

"The leeks give a mild onion flavor to the potatoes. This is a reasonably low cal. recipe. If you wish this recipe to be strict vegetarian/vegan use soy milk or vegetable broth instead of milk"

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Ingredients: leeks, low-fat milk, potatoes...

"I got this recipe from my grandmother, who is part Irish. I have always loved this soda bread recipe and make it every year for St. Patrick's Day. Even though the seeds are listed as optional, I consider them a key flavor. If you can't find them, it will taste be tasty bread, but I much prefer the caraway flavor in there."

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, dried currants...

"I found this recipe online years ago and I've been making it ever since. I make this every year for St. Patrick's Day and get requests for it just about every other day of the year as well. Serve with LOTS of butter."

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Ingredients: eggs, raisins, salt...