jim's old fashioned oyster dressing

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 (1 1/2) pounds loaves of bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 onion, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 4 pints shucked oysters

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• spread the bread cubes out baking sheets or a work surface, and allow to dry for 24 to 48 hours (longer for a drier dressing).
• melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion, garlic, and celery until the onions become translucent, about 8 minutes. pour the vegetables and butter into a large bowl. lightly mix in the bread cubes, and stir in the oysters and their liquid until thoroughly combined.

Fried Irish Soda Farls

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 prepared soda bread farl
• 1 tablespoon olive oil for frying
• 1 pinch salt, or to taste (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 6 mins Ready Time: 8 mins


• split the soda farl in half horizontally.
• heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. gently fry soda bread for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden brown. serve hot, seasoned lightly with salt.

Talamee

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 4 cups lukewarm water
• 1 (.25 ounce) envelope active dry yeast
• 5 pounds all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs


• dissolve sugar in about 1 cup of the water. sprinkle the yeast over the top. let stand for about 10 minutes, until foamy.
• in a large bowl, mix together the yeast mixture, water, oil, and about half of the flour until well blended. gradually mix in the rest of the flour until the dough is stiff enough to take out of the bowl. knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. place dough in a greased bowl, and cover with a cloth. allow to rise in a warm place until doubled in size. this will take 1 to 2 hours.
• divide dough into sections about the size of a grapefruit. form into smooth balls, cover with a cloth, and let rise again for about 30 minutes.
• on a lightly floured surface, flatten each ball to 1/2 inch thickness, pressing out with your fingers. circles should be about 8 inches across. place on an oiled baking sheet. let rest for about 10 minutes, or while you preheat the oven .
• preheat the oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• bake rounds until the top is lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. remove from the oven, and brush with melted butter. repeat with remaining bread.

grandma's unbaked irish soda bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups buttermilk, or as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat an electric griddle or fry pan to medium-high, about 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). stir the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl until well combined.
• stir in the buttermilk, 1/2 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a very sticky ball of dough. turn the dough out a well-floured surface, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. pat the dough into a circle about 1 1/2 inch thick, and cut the circle into quarters.
• place the wedges the preheated griddle and cook until the bottom is golden brown, about 15 minutes; turn over and cook the other side until golden, another 10 to 15 minutes. a toothpick inserted into the center of a wedge should come out clean. stand the wedges on a wire rack to cool, then cut each wedge in half and slice horizontally for serving.

mallorcan ensaimadas

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 5 tablespoons lukewarm milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 cups bread flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• in a small bowl, mix together the yeast and milk. in a large bowl, stir together the bread flour, salt and sugar. make a well in the center, and pour in the yeast mixture. cover with a light dusting of flour, and let stand for about 15 minutes, until frothy.
• stir together the egg and oil, and pour into the bowl with the flour. mix until the dough comes together then turn out a floured surface, and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. place in a greased bowl, and cover. let stand for about 20 minutes to relax.
• preheat the oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). divide the dough into 15 pieces. roll each piece into a 12 inch long rope. roll the ropes into a spiral shape, and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

gramma good's fennel bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages instant yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 1 quart warm water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup fennel seed
• 1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 2 cups rye flour
• 1 1/2 cups golden raisins
• 9 cups bread flour

Recipe

Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs 45 mins


• in a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in 1 cup of lukewarm water. let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.
• in a large bowl, stir together the quart of warm water, salt, ginger, sugar, fennel, molasses, and melted butter. mix in the yeast slurry and rye flour, breaking up any lumps of flour with a whisk. stir in raisins. work in the bread flour 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough becomes stiff.
• then, turn it out a floured surface and knead in as much of the remaining flour as necessary to make a stiff but workable dough. knead for an additional 10 minutes to develop the gluten. place dough into a greased bowl, and turn to coat. cover and let rise until double, about 1 hour. punch down the dough and let it rise again until double.
• remove dough from bowl, and divide into 4 equal pieces. press out air , and roll dough into loaves. place the loaves into four 8x4 inch well greased loaf pans. let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). bake the loaves for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the tops are nicely browned, and the loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.

banana banana bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• in a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. in a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out a wire rack.