Tue 11 Jan 2011
Dwarven Soda Bread
Posted by Pixelated Executioner under Appetizers/Snacks
[9] Comments
Editor’s Note: This recipe comes to us from Anujaresh of the Lightninghoof server. It’s a very tasty snack!
Essentially a very dry muffin, similar to British-style scones and great for those of us who like to enjoy Warcraft with a nice cup of tea. I particularly like this recipe because it doesn't require anything I don't already have in my pantry; it doesn't even require eggs.
Time: 10 minutes of prep, 35-45 minutes of waiting around
Ingredients
3 tbsp margarine or butter, softened
2 1/2 cups [Simple Flour]
2 Tbsp sugar (I recommend adding a few Tbsps more)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp [Salt]
Pam, or something similar to grease the cookie sheet (shortening, butter, vegetable oil, etc. [Oil of Immolation] may produce unexpected results)
3/4 cups buttermilk (regular [Ice Cold Milk] will do)
OPTIONAL: 1/3 cups raisins, craisins, dried fruit, or any other mix-in that sounds good
Tools
Cookie sheet
Oven
Large Bowl
Measuring cups & spoons
Knife (butter knife is fine)
Directions
Heat oven to 375. Use your fingers or a fork to cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt; mixture will resemble fine crumbs. Stir in raisins and just enough buttermilk so dough leaves side of bowl. Knead in the bowl for 1-2 minutes, and shape into a roundish ball. Lightly grease a cookie sheet (cover the sheet with foil first if you want an easier cleanup). Place the dough on the cookie sheet and flatten to form a round loaf about 6 1/2 inches across. Take a knife and powder it with flour; cut an X about 1/2 inches deep into the loaf’s top. Bake until golden brown, 35-45 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve; goes quite well with jam.
Leftovers
Doesn’t really need to be refrigerated, but refrigeration is never a bad idea. Very good served cold or reheated.
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375 of what? I don’t think my oven goes to that much o0
Silly people with their silly measuring schemes. :S
That’d be 375 degrees Fahrenheit. For the Celsius-users, 190.
My stepmother makes a recipe very similar to this. She puts cloves and raisins in it. My favourite way to eat it is to stick a slice of it in the toaster, and put a bit of plain cream cheese on it.
So wait, we CAN use in-game items in our recipes? Well sheesh, I should have submitted my Chimaerok Chops that way. XD
It’s optional, but not required.
Well, I made this. I doubled the sugar according to the suggestion and the result seems about right. Very tasty.
I put too much milk in it and the dough ended up sticky. I should have known better; I make quick-breads like this fairly often.
I’m not certain 375 is the right temperature to bake this. The outside was crusty golden brown after 35 minutes but the middle was still gooey.
I didn’t run into the gooey problem, so 375 worked for me. Altitude issue, perhaps? I don’t even know if that’s still a problem anymore, modern technology and all.
Altitude can be an issue because water boils at a lower temperature at higher altitudes, but I suspect it was probably more an issue of humidity than altitude. I’ve had this problem with quick breads (like biscuits), and it was raining when I made this. Still, to make the recipe more forgiving I’d probably drop it to 350 or 325 and extend the bake time a few minutes.