4 cup all purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
16 oz sour cream
3 each eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 raisins-as much as you like
Directions
Mix together all dry ingredients: the flour, sugar, baking powder, and
baking soda. In a separate bowl, mix together all wet ingredients:
the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Now mix the dry ingredients into
the wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Should be a slightly sticky
dough texture. Add the raisins to taste. My family likes a lot of
raisins, so I put in enough so that there's a raisin in almost every
bite! Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until skewer
comes out clean.
Servings: 10 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to track the history of written cooking instructions way back into the far past, at least as far back as the ancient Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, in the main part, these old records were just basic hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing food.
As we move into Roman times around 25BC a man called Apicius created some scripts detailing recipes cooked by wealthy roman citizens. In his works, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were divided into appetizers, main course and dessert, something we still use today. This early Roman chef recounts how the ancient Romans made use of many aromatic flavors, including a few you will know for example thyme, rue and parsley. Later, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back many spices and herbs from the Middle-East, including spices like basil and coriander. These new foods and tastes created an increase in manuscripts on food, most of which still exist in private collections. By the advent of the 1900s, cooking books are in great demand, mostly due to increased literacy, people having increased leisure time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Nanny's Irish Bread recipe.
