Traditional Irish Treacle Bread Food

TRADITIONAL IRISH TREACLE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 200c/400f.ligth dust a flat baking sheet with flour. Leave the tin of treacle in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes, this will help soften treacle and make it easier to spoon out of tin. Heat the treacle and butter milk in a low heat just slightly warm .
• 2. Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl. Add sufficient liquid to mix ,to a soft dough then onto a floured surface and lighting knead. Shape into a round circle, place onto the flat baking sheet and make a cross on top of dough with a knife.
• 3. Place into pre-heated oven and bake for about 40 minutes. Treacle bread is a traditional Irish favourite. When baked the bread will have a hallow sound if trapped on the base. cool on wire tray for 5 minutes.
• 4. Then get a clean ,dry tea towel and wrap the treacle bread up in it, this will help to give a softer crust on your bread..
• 5. NOTE= when completely cooled serve with a spread of butter and a cup of tea....:)

TRADITIONAL IRISH BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475F.
• Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Make a well in the center and add some buttermilk.
• Work the mixture with your hand until the dough is soft and not too sticky.
• On a floured surface, knead into a circular shape about three inches thick.
• Bake for 20 minutes and then turn oven down to 400F; bake for another 20 minutes.
• Bread should sound hollow when you tap on it when fully cooked.

TREACLE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the molasses and milk together.
• Mix all dry ingredients together: add liquid until a soft dough is achieved.
• With floured hands, shape into a round cake about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Cut into farls (quarters), put on a floured baking sheet and bake at 400oF for 40 minutes.