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Aunt Marys Irish Bread Recipe


Aunt Marys Irish Bread Recipe
A family staple. My Great Aunt always made this for our (Irish)family gatherings. It is not a soda bread, but a simple raisin bread. I can imagine it as a special treat in the old days. There is minimal sugar. The "plumped" raisins sweeten th... More

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Ingredients
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 shortning
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 Cup milk
  • 2 cups raisins, soaked in boiling water, then drained
  • 1/2-1 cup chopped walnuts
  • Cinnomon
  • Sugar
  • Nutmeg

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Measure out raisins and cover with boiling water
  3. Combine flour and baking powder
  4. Cut in shortning
  5. Combine eggs and milk
  6. Add wet to dry and mix, you may need to add a bit more milk
  7. Batter will be thick
  8. Drain raisins, fold into batter
  9. Fold in walnuts
  10. Spread batter into bundt pan
  11. Sprinkle top with cinnomon, sugar and nutmeg
  12. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until lightly browned
  13. Remove from pan and slice
  14. It is also good toasted with butter

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Comments


Great recipe!


Bookmarked this to try... I love regular Irish Soda Bread as well...


I love the walnuts and raisins
Yummy
Michael


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