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A delicious recipe with the travelogue of my 48 hours in Cork, Ireland. Why did I choose homemade Irish soda rye bread as a bonus recipe with this blog? Well, because we have been served that frequently during these days (in addition to all the other tasty things). And so it is also a typical Irish recipe. By the way, no hassle with hours of kneading, letting it rise or other difficult "baker's stuff" this bread just pops into the shape and bake! A delicious and easy irish soda bread rye bread recipe.
But before we get started, let me tell you, and I'd like to show you what we have experienced in and around Cork.
Traveling with Irishbeef.nl and BordBia
This trip was an invitation to see, taste and experience what Ireland has to offer at first hand. So off to Cork to enjoy all that deliciousness and beauty with a select group. A visit to an Irish farmer was first on the list. The drive to the farm was already beautiful, the vast green landscape, the narrow country roads, and the Angus cows in the meadow.
Ryall's Farm Watergrasshill
Warmly welcomed by the farmer and his wife, Ben and Elaine Ryall, we were soon allowed to look at the cows. Some had just calved and were on the farm. The rest of these Angus cows are outside for the rest of the year. Or until as long as the weather permits, because if the meadow is too swampy, they go into the stable. There are also plenty of rules in Ireland that farmers have to abide by, but this farmer seemed to agree with that.
For example, the registration system of Irish cows has come a long way! DNA is taken from each calf and registered. This ensures a watertight system and improves the quality of the final piece of meat on your plate.
Cork and surroundings
The trip included several stops in and around Cork. After the tour of the farm it was time for lunch. Together with Ben and Elaine we had a delicious lunch at O'Mahoney's in Watergrasshill. We were able to chat about their work on the farm, life in Ireland and enjoy a nice meal. It is also striking how the Irish welcome you. All very “relaxed” and friendly people.
Whiskey at Clonakilty
The journey continued to the beautiful Clonakilty Whiskey Distillery close to the coast. Unfortunately the tasting was not for me as I don't drink whiskey, but being able to see the process was certainly educational. The passion and craftsmanship literally drips from the large boilers there! Incidentally, they also distill gin there and you can get started yourself during a workshop "distilling" in small casks. irish soda bread
Ballymaloe House and Ballymaloe foods
Our stay for the evening was in the beautiful estate of Ballymaloe house. Located exactly as you would expect, between green meadows, narrow country roads, stone hedges in a beautiful mansion. This has been converted into a hotel, and is so extremely attractively decorated. This family business has several branches of sport. So there is the hotel, but there is also an extremely highly regarded “cookery school”, a relish factory where all kinds of products are made.
wine and dinner
The hotel has several attractive rooms that have been converted into a dining room. The extremely extensive wine list is an event in itself, but the dinner also surprised us enormously. All products are locally grown. Either on the estate or with local farmers. A completely Irish experience!
Cork at a glance
Because our travel program was tight, there was no time to waste. After a lovely night at Ballymaloe House we had the opportunity to visit BallyMaloe Foods. This is the factory where the famous tomato relish is made. What started in large pots and pans in the kitchen of Ballymaloe House has moved to a family run business building. Unfortunately not yet available everywhere in the Netherlands, although there are a number of sales points. Known for their tomato relish, various sauces, mayonnaise and beetroot in pot. And all those products fit perfectly with my recipe Homemade Irish soda rye bread. Spread a bit of relish with your salmon or brie on your soda bread and you're sold.
food tour
How do you get to know a city best? Well by doing a food tour of course! We set out with fabfoodtrails for a 3,5 hour Fabulous Food Trail through Cork. I take you in a nutshell:
- The English food market, an indoor food mecca where your senses fail.
- White rabbit deli where they "smoke" everything, such as smoked butter for example.
- Cafe Izz is a Palestinian eatery where you can really eat Amazing mezze.
- Soma coffee company for a hearty cup of coffee, a latte or tea.
- Greenwich Cork, for breakfast and lunch, with fantastic wall art.
- Oysters and salmon at O'Connels fishmonger in the food court.
- For the best Asian food: Miyazaki in Cork, sushi, noodles etc etc.
- And finally Casanova gelato for delicious ice creams.
Irish soda bread
This sounds very multi-cultural and it was because Ireland is also a melting pot of diversity. Of course there are plenty of Irish pubs and you can buy Irish products to your heart's content. After this tour it was time to head to the airport and fly back to the Netherlands. I would definitely like to come back to discover more of this region. Since we got bread at many of these hotspots, it seemed logical to give you a recipe for Homemade Irish Soda Rye Bread. Rye bread recipe
Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.
Homemade Irish soda rye bread
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Ingredients:
- 500 gram rye flour
- 2 tl baking soda
- 2 el lemon juice
- 1 tl salt
- 50 ml boiling water
- 150 ml cold water
- 250 ml yoghurt
- 1 tl olive oil
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And this is how you make it:
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.
- Grease the inside of your baking pan with some oil or line with a piece of baking paper.
- Take your mixing bowl and add the rye flour, the baking soda, the salt and then mix everything together well.
- In a measuring cup, pour the boiling water, cold water, lemon juice, and stir. Add the yogurt and stir again.
- Pour this into the mixing bowl and use a spatula to mix everything into a sticky dough. Pour the oil over the dough and turn the dough with your spatula a few times so that there is a layer of oil all over.
- Spoon the dough into the baking pan and smooth the top with your spatula.
- Take a piece of aluminum foil and spread some oil on the shiny part. Fold this loosely with the oiled part downwards over the baking tin so that a kind of tent is created. (the dough rises in the oven).
- Bake for 55 minutes and then remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Shake the bread out of the mold and let it cool on a wire rack, the bread should sound hollow when tapped. (It looks like a kind of block of concrete, but wait until you cut it open when it has cooled down.)
- Delicious bites!
Any more recipes from Irish cuisine? Try this one:
This Irish Maid Whiskey cocktail.
Or this delicious Irish steak and potato chips.
Irish beef stew with neck steaks and pumpkin.
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