Irish Soda Bread

Quick breads are great – no need to fuss with yeast or rising! More dense than regular yeast bread, but super tasty and filling! This particular recipe calls for the addition of savory ingredients, but the basic recipe is the same. You can pretty much add whatever you like, compensating for anything that has extra moisture in it.

The original recipe that I found on Pinterest called for less bacon and chunks of cheddar. I much prefer more bacon (always) and prefer using shredded cheddar to get a more thorough flavor throughout the bread.

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
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Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with a little bit of flour
  2. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, pepper, and sugar. Stir together.
  3. Add in cheddar cheese, bacon, and green onion. and mix.
  4. Add in buttermilk and mix.
  5. Sprinkle a bit of flour onto a solid surface and knead the dough until it holds together well, about 2 minutes.
  6. Form into loaf and place on prepared baking sheet. Using a serrated knife, slice crossways into the top of the loaf.
  7. Cook for 25 minutes. You'll know it's done when it is light brown in color and sounds hollow when you tap on it.
Recipe Notes

Best when served warm!

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Poached Pears w/Caramel Cinnamon Sauce

I like pears well enough on their own, but when they are warm like these are, they are even better! For those who don’t like cinnamon (who are you people?!?), you can omit it and just have caramel. Or substitute the cinnamon with something else to flavor. Chili powder, if you like spicy, cardamon, star anise, or just add teaspoon or so of salt for salted caramel!

I made this the other night for the Man and the Girl. She helped with the pears while I did everything else. 🙂 You can use any type of pear you like, I just happened to use Bosc pears.

 

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Pears
Caramel Cinnamon Sauce
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
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Pears
Caramel Cinnamon Sauce
Instructions
  1. Peel and core pears, leaving stems in tact. Or, peel and cut in half, then core. Your choice.
  2. In a large pan, combine water, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring to boil
  3. Add pears to the boiling syrup. Reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Use this time to make caramel sauce! Put sugar in sauce pan. Use a spatula or wooden spoon, stir sugar over medium high heat until a golden color.
  5. Put butter into sugar and keep stirring!
  6. When butter has completely melted, take off heat and add cream a little bit at a time, still stirring.
  7. Toss in cinnamon, incorporating it complelety. Set sauce aside to cool a bit.
  8. Turn pears and let simmer for another 10 minutes, until they are tender.
  9. Remove pears and pour caramel sauce over and serve!
Recipe Notes

The caramel sauce will thicken as it cools. It shouldn't cool too much in 10 minutes, but enough to be able to pour over the pears. If it has thickened too much, warm it up a bit.

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