# 179.1
It occurred to me that I could use decimals in my numbering scheme to allow me more than one entry on a given day. I promise not to make a habit of that practice…
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
3 lbs Corned Beef Brisket
1lb Baby Carrots
1lb small Yukon gold potatoes
Beef Broth
2 Yellow Onions
1 head Green Cabbage.
Garlic
Soda Bread
(There’s more to it than that, but that’s the assignment I’ve been given.)
Irish Soda Bread
I went to two stores looking for Authentic Irish Soda Bread. It’s a fairly small town but still, I couldn’t find any — so I made it myself.
4 cups Flour
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
4 Tbsp Butter
1 cup Raisins (either type, I prefer Golden Raisins)
1 Egg
1 - 3/4 Cups Buttermilk
Whisk dry ingredients. Add cubed butter and mix by hand. Stir in Raisins. Make a hole in the middle of the dry dough mixture and add whisked Egg and Buttermilk. Fold until well mixed. Turn out onto a floured surface and press into a ball, work the dough until it has a consistent texture but do not overwork. Place the dough in a cast iron skillet approximately 8” in diameter. Flatten the dough to an even thickness, score an “X” on the top, and bake for 30 to 45 minutes at 425 until a toothpick comes out clean.
The dinner was delicious.
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