Darra's Doolin Brown Bread Recipes.

 

Many of our guests over the years have asked us for the recipes for the different breads that Darra serves with breakfast, so here they are.

Soda Bread

• 1lb of plain flour.
• 1/2 teaspoon Bread Soda.
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt.
• 1/2 pint of Sour Milk or Butter Milk.
• Put Bread Soda into the palm of your hand and press out any lumps with your fingers.
• Sieve flour, soda and salt into a large bowl.
• Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in most of the milk.
• Mix to a loose dough adding more milk if needed.
• Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead until the side next to the board is smooth.
• Turn the smooth side over and flatten out.
• Cut a cross in the top with a floured knife and place dough on a greased loaf tin.
• Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes until the bread sounds hollow.

 

Brown Soda Bread

• 10 oz of whole meal flour
• 6 oz of plain flour
• 3/4 teaspoon Bread Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 pint of Sour Milk or Butter Milk.
• Put Bread Soda into the palm of your hand and press out any lumps with your fingers.
• Sieve the plain flour, soda and salt into a large bowl. Add the whole meal flour.
• Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in most of the milk.
• Mix to a loose dough adding more milk if needed.
• Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead until the side next to the board is smooth.
• Turn the smooth side over and flatten out.
• Cut a cross in the top with a floured knife and place dough on a greased loaf tin.
• Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes until the bread sounds hollow.

 

Sultana Bread

• 1lb of plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Bread Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 pint of Sour Milk or Butter Milk.
• 4oz of sultana's
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• Put Bread Soda into the palm of your hand and press out any lumps with your fingers.
• Sieve flour, sugar, soda and salt into a large bowl. Add the sultan.
• Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in most of the milk.
• Mix to a loose dough adding more milk if needed.
• Turn the dough onto a floured board and knead until the side next to the board is smooth.
• Turn the smooth side over and flatten out.
• Cut a cross in the top with a floured knife and place dough on a greased loaf tin.
• Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes until the bread sounds hollow.