The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Since St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, this came into my email. I’ve never made it before. Most breads I make are made with yeast. It’s in the oven as I type so we will see. I’m making my meatloaf dinner tonight.**The meatloaf turned out very flavorful, using 2 pounds of hamburger and 3 bratwurst, skins off and mixed in, then onions, egg, bread crumbs, Meatloaf seasoning, extra pepper, and garlic salt. Worthy of meatloaf sandwiches;)

The ‘real” Irish soda bread consists simply of Irish whole meal flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. At the other end of the spectrum is Americanized Irish so...