annual Irish soda bread post...

My pal Claudia is talking IRISH SODA BREAD and I am like
a) "oh yeah, March 17!" and
b)  "I forget the recipes I love so much, I am so disorganized" so
c) while this lovely vegan soda bread bakes last night, I put a list of favorite recipes on the fridge, including Claudia's grandma's blueberry muffins....

Such an easy recipe! ***





EARLIER that same day....



And so I am walking NOOK in downtown Ithaca, and what do I come across? A stack of CDs on the street and an antique camera....people leave their fun freebies out there....WHAT a camera, hmm? My mom had one like it when I was a kid... One of the CDs was Jesus and Mary Chain...loveloveLOVE them...LOVELOVE Hope Sandoval...this is the exact CD I found, and ten others, like Pink Martini...



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Gary's vegan Irish soda bread (use milk rather than soy milk and it is not vegan :)

2 cups soy milk

2 tsp lemon juice

1.5 cups whole wheat flour

1.5 + cups white flour

1 cup quick oats

1 1/4 tsp each, both baking soda and baking powder

2 tbs sugar

1-2 tbs carraway seeds

2 tbs ground flax seed, optional

1 cup raisins

preheat to 425, grease an iron fry pan/skillet or round cake pan

-medium bowl, stir together lemon juice and soy milk, set aside 5+ minutes

-in very large mixing bowl, stir together all the rest

-after the 5 minutes, whisk the soy-lemon mix, combine with flour mixture

-put some flour on the counter, turn out the dough to knead--if it is sticky, add more flour, knead a minute or 2 until it seems nice

-form into a ball, place onto the skillet or pan, use a sharp knife to cut an X in the top, bake 30-45 minutes until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean