You're in Luck

 

This may be your lucky month.

March is a memorable month. It has a lot going for it...consider these dates but know there are many more wacky, bizarre celebrating type of days out there.

March 1 NATIONAL PIG DAY

March 2 DR. SEUSS BIRTHDAY and annual date for  READ ACROSS AMERICA 

March 10 th DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS

March 14th PI DAY

March 15th IDES OF MARCH

March 17th ST. PATRICK'S DAY 

March 19th SPRING STARTS

Women's History Month is a month-long observance.

You can see a little something for everyone in March.

You're in luck today with an unexpected recipe. 
Ina Garten posted her Irish Soda Bread recipe in the issue of Food Network Magazine 2018. Recently I came across it tucked away in my recipe folder. I adapted it slightly since she did not include an Ever Ready addition of raisins and caraway seeds soaked in Irish Whiskey.  Serve warm out of the oven with butter. YUM so DELICIOUS! 

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of raisins
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 4 tablespoons Irish whiskey
• 4 cups of flour
• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 cup buttermilk+1 tablespoon 
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a large baking sheet or line with parchment. Mix the raisins/currants with the caraway seeds and whiskey, and let them soak for 15 minutes. 
• Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. 

• Work in butter with a pastry cutter until it resembles a coarse meal. Spoon the raisin-whiskey mixture into the flour mixture. Whisk 1 cup of buttermilk, vanilla, and egg until blended. Add to flour mixture.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until all is incorporated. Form the dough into a round shape and place it on a prepared baking sheet. 
• In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon melted butter with 2 tablespoons buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture and reserve this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an ‘X’ into the top of the loaf. 
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Brush the loaf with the reserved buttermilk/butter mixture once during baking time.