Mary Ellen’s Soda Bread
It may be somewhat bold of me to name this recipe after my Grandmother, Mary Ellen, when in reality, the same loaf has been made the same way by countless Nanas across the island of Ireland for many years. There isn't anything new here. I simply tracked down the easiest way to make it. Mary Ellen always had a "scone" cooling on the countertop.
It was the first thing you would see when you arrived at the house which stood overlooking the seaside in Fanad, Donegal. The first day of summer, when we arrived at the house, I would spot a mound hidden beneath a checkered dishcloth. I would see blobs of dark Tate & Lyle’s treacle marking a plate along with some crumbs where a lunch had been had.
My Grandmother would make a loaf of soda bread every day, and reclaiming this recipe and learning how to make it has brought me closer to her now that she has passed away.
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