Brrr.. Another night of Jack Frost painting. Making every field and garden all look the same.
We made some more vegetable soup yesterday and baked a Odlums soda bread mix. 🍞
It's an Irish bread mix company and costs four euros. You just add an egg (ours are freshly laid) and some buttermilk to add to the bread mix.
You get four loaves from one mix:
I once read in a book that the author knew someone who rented out their holiday home and they left a visitors book for holiday homes to leave their comments. One person wrote: Not enough baking tins!
It was the height of summer and someone wanted to go baking!
Any one else making or baking bread at the moment?
My MacArthur Park Alternative Lyrics.
"Someone left my loaf out in the rain and I don' think that I can take it because it took so long to bake it and I'll never have that recipe again, oh no..
So I went to the local supermarket and bought a Odlums bread mix like you do".
Getting four fresh loaves from an Odlums bread mix is pretty good. By the way I think that the advice to "trim your bush" is aimed at lady householders only. It's also good practice not to do a massive Eartha Kitt just before prospective buyers arrive.
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DeleteI have a bread maker which I use at least once a week and I have made soda bread from scratch a few times when I have needed a loaf in a hurry.
ReplyDeleteThanks Anonymous. Soda bread is a traditional baked loaf in Ireland. Usually baked with a cross in it to make sure it is thoroughly cooked.
DeleteI baked some baking powder biscuits to go with our cream of potato soup. We had them fresh out of the oven with butter and a dab of strawberry jam. It was a good supper.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds wonderful Debby. You can't beat freshly home made and home cooked food.
DeleteI tried breadmaking a couple of summers ago and it was a disaster, the bread looked terrible but tasted sort of okay; or the bread looked fabulous but was grey and doughy inside. So I gave up, telling myself I would try again one day, but that day hasn't yet arrived.
ReplyDeleteSoda bread is pretty easy River. Especially if you buy bread mixes and follow the instructions.
DeleteWhen my brother was selling his house he always lit the open fire and baked some bread. It worked. Being right on the ocean helped too.
ReplyDeleteYes a sea view does help sell a house Linda. Although you wouldn't want to live here when it's blowing a gale. Much better to be near the fire and eating some bread.
ReplyDeleteAn Irish friend tried to tell me that baking soda in Ireland is different to England because you need coarser soda to make bread. Is that true? I could only get coarse soda in Denmark and my cake baking failed miserably, but friend pointed out that it was soda for bread. Hadnt known that. Someone gave us a beer bread pack for xmas.... have you tried one of those yet?
ReplyDeleteWe just use ordinary supermarket bought bread soda or a breadmix Tigger's Mum. Sometimes we don't use soda but buttermilk is a good addition. Never tried a beer bread mix. Be interested to see your veer bread on your blog.
ReplyDeleteI've done the baking to get a good smell....and a couple of coffee beans warmed under the grill work too!!
ReplyDeleteI love the smells of home baking and real coffee GZ.
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