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When I went to Ireland, they served different puddings and hot cross buns.....amongst other things.
I would check online recipe websites for inspirations.
with all this talk of Irish meals, I started thinking about Irish desserts, and nothing came to mind! What are some Irish desserts?
I think a bread and raisin pudding with a custard sauce would be traditional and something called an apple duff--which is a baked apple stuffed with brown sugar and raisins and nuts and wrapped in a pastry prior to baking and served with whipped cream.
Less authentic but keeping with color scheme--key lime pie with shreds of lime zest on the top would be good.
There's a lovely little apple cake recipe that I use out of Myrtle Allen's Cooking at Ballymaloe House. It's a very unusual recipe and will stretch your idea of what a cake is and how to make one. When rhubarb is in season I use that instead of apples but again I have to give credit to Myrtle Allen for the idea.
Irish Apple Cake
2 cups cake flour
3/4 tsp double acting baking powder
1/2 cup cold, unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup plus 2 - 3 tblsp sugar
2 large eggs, 1 of them will be beaten with 1 tblsp milk for a glaze
7 tblsp cold milk
1 - 2 tart cooking apples (about 3/4 lb) peeled, cored and cut into rough 3/4 inch chunks
2 whole cloves (optional)
Lightly butter a 9 inch pie plate.
Sift the flour and baking powder together in a large bowl. Rub in the butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Stir in 1/2 cup of the sugar. Make a well in the center of the mixture and into it pour the milk and one beaten egg. Stir to make a very soft, wet, sticky dough that does not come clean from the sides of the bowl. Dip your hands into flour and then pat about half the dough into the prepared pie plate, covering the bottom and side.
Distribute the apple cubes over the dough to within 3/4 inch of the edge and sprinkle them with the remaining 2 - 3 tablespoons of sugar, depending on the tartness of the apples and to you taste. Stud with the cloves. Brush the edge of the dough with some of the egg and milk glaze.
Sprinkle a large dinner plate generously with flour and pat the remaining dough onto the plate. Invert the plate and the dough over the apples in the pie plate, dropping the dough into place over the apples. If the dough breaks simply patch it and don't worry if it looks a little raggy. Press the edges of the top and bottom crusts together with the tines of a fork, sealing the edge all around, and make a single slit in the top as a steam vent. Brush the top with the remaining glaze.
Bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 350F oven for 40 - 50 minutes or until dough is golden and the apples are tender. Serve warm.
I've missed you all the last few days.....been busy busy busy. I have some more interviews coming up - but there is one I really want working for the state. So any prayers would be appreciated! Hopefully I'll hear from them soon......they said they got 50 applications and I was 1 of 7 they were interviewing.
I have no idea what I'm doing for dinner tonight - I'm making something - thats all I know lol.
Have a great day all!
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! What are some Irish desserts?
