Full Recipe
Author
PJ Hamel | 2011-10-26
Description
This soft sandwich bread, studded with raisins, is our American take on "fancy" Irish bread. While everyday Irish bread is made with baking soda and whole wheat flour, ours has just a touch of whole wheat; adds yeast to the leavening, and begins with an overnight preferment, which improves flavor, texture, and keeping qualities.Bake this bread on New Year's Day to celebrate the Irish tradition of "Day of the Buttered Bread," an old custom that involved placing bread-and-butter sandwiches on doorsteps to show all were well-fed and ward off famine in the coming year.
