Recipe Requests: I always love a reason to bake, so I picked these two recipes to accompany our theme.
Irish Soda Bread Muffins:
1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups raisins (I opted out)
2 teaspoons caraway seeds, (adds a nice taste)
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
sparkling sugar for topping (optional, I did ones with
and without)
1. Preheat oven 400 degrees & I used mini muffin liner paper.
2. Whisk together flours, baking soda, salt, sugar, raisins and
caraway seeds.
3. In separate bowl, whisk together egg, buttermilk & vegetable
oil.
4. Quickly combine all wet & dry ingredients.Spoon into baking
paper cups and top with sparkling sugar, if desired. I baked
my minis for 15 minutes. Serve plain or with preserves.
Sweet Pistachio Bread:1 package yellow cake mix
1 package instant pistachio pudding mix
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups water
1/4 vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour 9
inch tube pan.
2. Blend all wet and dry ingredients in large bowl and
beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
3. Pour into pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Cool,
turn onto wire rack and cool completely.
