It may have been because yeast was hard to come by in the countries where wheat was plentiful. This is a great site that has so much info on the real history behind Irish Soda Bread. It is my go to site. This is a nice article from the Smithsonian magazine, that talks about the invention of baking powder. The need for a simpler and more reliable method to get a good rise in your baking was great.
Unless you measured properly you wouldn't get the bubbles and gas necessary to make the dough rise, or it would activate too soon before you baked it. The article goes on to tell about rival companies using 2 methods, and like Tesla and Edison they had a war tried to defame each other's products, using false claims, that led to prison time for some and the resignation of a state governor.
How Does Baking Soda Do? This is a great article by Bob's Red Mill that tells a bit about it's history and how it is made. There are chemcally made baking sodas and there are natural ones that can be mined without using any chemicals to make it. Bob's Red Mill offers a natural baking soda in their store. It goes into the history of using Potash and Pearlash for leavening in cooking. Irish Faries and Folklore.
In understanding the cross on the traditional Irish soda bread that is sometimes believed to keep the evil sprits out you need to understand Ireland and their belief in both good and evil faries. Soda Bread History. This is one of the best history sites on Irish Soda Bread I have found so far. A great article explaining the challenges and how they want to discover varieties of wheat that you can make good yeast bread with.
Baking with Ashes This is a great article on using water soaked wood ashes to make buscuits. Search for more Food History Articles. Food History Course 5 free E-Lessons. Who invented the first "Caesar Salad"? How about the first salad or what was the first salad dressing?
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Just sign your name and email address and click the submit button. More Links and Recipes. Epicurious : What about the version with butter, raisins, and caraway?
That would be regarded as being some sort of exotic bread that wasn't Irish. Epicurious : What is your personal opinion about soda bread variations? Rory O'Connell : I think some are fine. I love plain white soda bread or brown soda bread, but [at Ballymaloe] we also do variations on the theme, using that simple, easy-to-prepare recipe as a vehicle for adding other ingredients — cheese, herbs, olives, roast cherry tomatoes, red onion, garlic.
But then we don't say, "This is an Irish soda bread with sun-dried tomatoes. Epicurious : Do you find that more people are baking at home? Rory O'Connell : There certainly is a resurgence of artisan bakers, and that's a direct result of the farmers' markets.
There's definitely a renewed interest in cooking, partly for health reasons. The penny has dropped about the connection between good food and good health. And it is also partially to do with the economic situation we're in here. And I also think slowly there's a realization — maybe this is just me — of the therapeutic effects of cooking and what it can do in a home in terms of creating a positive atmosphere.
It's great for children to see it. Traditions are passed on. If you give a child a bowl of flour and some buttermilk and some salt and a bit of bread soda and a little bit of instruction, they can make bread! On Saturday morning now we're doing cooking classes for children. One of the things we show them is the Irish white soda bread dough and then they make little breads and scones out of that and then we show them how to make a simple pizza base using that and they make little focaccias, all sorts of things.
They adore it and they're good at it. Noreen Kinney's Irish Soda Bread This very healthy variation has whole grains, as well as flax and sunflower seeds.
Mini Walnut Soda Breads Walnuts add crunch and richness to these miniature loaves. Brown Butter Soda Bread Oats, browned butter, rosemary, and ground black pepper enrich this bread. Soda Bread with Dark Chocolate and Candied Orange Peel A far cry from the basic master recipe, this loaf has butter, chocolate, and candied orange peel. IE 11 is not supported.
For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Share this —. Follow today. Patrick's Day favorite. Today, this traditional treat is a symbol of celebration for many, relied on to soak up one-too-many green beers or whiskeys.
Though soda bread is now most commonly attributed to Ireland, the first people to use soda to leaven their bread was the American Indians. These indigenous Americans were the first to be documented using pearl ash—a natural form of soda created from the ashes of wood—to leaven their breads without the presence of yeast. Irish Soda Bread was first created in the late s, when the first iteration of baking soda—or bicarbonate soda—was introduced to the U.
Soda bread was also an ideal Irish recipe as even families who lived in the most isolated of areas with little access to cooking equipment were able to create this simple and filling dish. Since many of the lower-class and farmhouse kitchens had no oven access at the time, the bread was cooked in iron pots or on griddles over open hearths.
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