Morning after the night before
After the fast of Good Friday time to slaughter porky pig for breakfast...squell little piggy!
Happy St George's day the sun has got it's hat on so let's talk about drinks. Since it's St George's day and nothing is more English than Pimms. Pimms has a long illustrious history going back to before the reign of Queen Victoria. From humble beginnings all the way to the modern depictions of it, as a hooray Henry drink with the tag line Pimms O'Clock. Here's our tribute to Pimms;
- 1 part Pimms to 3 parts Lemonade (a part can be as big or as little as you like)
- Add all the following to a punch bowl / jug
- Sliced cucumber
- Halved or sliced Strawberries
- Small piece of honey dew melon
- Whole Raspberries
- Whole Blackberries
- Sprig of mint
- Best served over lashings of ice
So get all over it like a tramp on chips!!! ;)
Bread from the Olde Country
Today, I'm going to bake Soda Bread. This is an Irish bread that was popular with land-workers and peasants over the past few centuries. In last few years it has had a bit of a revival, especially, with celebrity endorsement in the form of Paul Rankins range of Irish breads.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes Elec: 220C Gas Mark: 8
Ingredients:
8oz of Strong White Bread Flour
4oz of Strong Brown Bread Flour
1tsp of Bicarbonate of Soda
2tsps of Salt
1tsp Sugar
1 Glug of Olive Oil
1tsp of Golden Syrup
250ml of Buttermilk
Method:
- Put oven onto the required temperature. Weight your 8oz of white flour and 4oz of brown flour. Place them both into a good sized mixing bowl. Add all the rest of the ingredients into the bowl and mix the ingredients vigourously with your clean hands. Continue to do this for several minutes until all the mixture is in one ball of dough and there is no dry ingredients left.
- Once this is done place your ball of dough onto a clean floured work surface and sculpt into desired shape (this is usually a ball shape). Once completed score knife in a cross about 1cm thickness into the bread, as shown below. Place onto greased proof paper will a dusting of flour and place in oven.
When the bread is ready remove from the oven and test if it is ready by tapping the base. If it sounds hollow then it is cooked perfectly.
Why not try this with a ploughmans this weekend and enjoy in the sunshine with a ice-cold glass of quality cider!
Hope you enjoy and I will be back soon with more culinary delights :)
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