4 tablespoon of Irish Whiskey
1 teaspoon of sugar
Freshly made strong black coffee
Whipped cream to soft peaks
1. Warm an Irish Whiskey glass or wine glass with hot water or steam
2. Pour the whiskey into warmed glass
3. Add in sugar and stir
4. Pour in freshly made coffee, fill the glass half an inch from the top
5. Stir until sugar is dissolved
6. Turn a spoon up side down and put tip into coffee let the cream fall into the glass over the back of the spoon
7. Fill to the top of the glass and do not stir, serve immediately
1 tsp. salt
2 tsps. baking soda
1 1/2 tsps. cream of tartar
3 Tbs. butter, cut into small pieces
4 oz sultanans or raisins or currants
1 egg
2 cups of butter milk
1. Preheat oven to (350 degrees F)
2. Sift flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt into a bowl
3. Rub in the butter and kneed lightly with finger tips until the mixture looks like bread crumbs
4. Add dried fruit and sugar and mix well
5. Beat egg in a separate bowl and add the buttermilk, mix well
6. Add to other ingredients and mix into a dough
7. Turn onto lightly floured board, knead and mould into a smooth round
dough
8. Put into a greased baking tray and flatten to about 2/3 inch thick and cut a cross on top
9. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until bread is golden brown
10. Remove from oven and leave to cool
Serving Suggestions
With butter and Jam,
Also nice when lightly toasted under grill, and butter spread over when hot
INGREDIENTS
2 cups self-raising flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 Tbs. butter
1 cup milk (approx.)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Grease round cake tin.
2. Sift flour and sugar into bowl, rub in butter, stir in enough milk to mix
to a soft sticky dough.
3. Turn dough onto floured surface. Kneed lightly until smooth.
4. Press dough out to about 1 inch thickness. Put into prepared pan.
5. Brush with a little extra milk. Bake in a 400 degree oven for approx. 15
minutes.
Variations
Currant and Apricot
Add 2 tablespoons currants and a quater cup of finely chopped dried
apricots to dry ingredients.
Herb
Add one and a half tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, and 1 and a half tablespoons chopped fresh chives, 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil to dry ingredients.
CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE
INGREDIENTS
2 lb spiced or corned beef
1 large onion
1 large carrot
2 sticks of celery
2 bay leaves
2 tsp ground allspice or bouquet garni
half a teaspoon of dry mustard
1 large cabbage
Salt & Pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Let meat soak in water overnight
2. Peel and slice onion and carrot and celery
3. Place into a large pot and add meat, and all ingredients except cabbage
4. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil, remove any traces of fat
forming on the surface
5. Reduce heat and simmer for 60 minutes
6. Prepare cabbage by removing outer leaves, wash under cold running water
7. Cut cabbage into 4 and add to pot, simmer for another 30 minutes
More of my favorite recipes to come!!!
