Irish Soda Bread: Fairies, Faith, and Delicious Baking Secrets!

My Irish father learned this from my grandmother Mary. The trick to delicious Irish soda bread? Poke four holes in each quadrant with a sharp knife to let out the fairies. Pop it in the oven for 35-45 minutes until golden brown and hollow when tapped. Want to learn the secret to becomeing a better baker? Then come watch the FREE Maslin Method Baking School Series of videos here on YouTube hosted by Mary’s Nest Cooking School: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U0UCtRNhfhyaAB_CtFsZufu&si=b-5mqcHXdm9L1Y8d Learn how to unlock the art of bread making with The Maslin Method. Whether using fresh-milled or store-bought whole grains, learn to bake by sight and touch. (Precision measurements are secondary to understanding the dough.) The Maslin Method Baking School Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRuW3pBo2U0UCtRNhfhyaAB_CtFsZufu&si=b-5mqcHXdm9L1Y8d ❤️ Hi Sweet Friends, If you are new here, I'm Mary from Mary's Nest: https://marysnest.com/ and creator of the accompanying YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/marysnest where I teach traditional cooking skills using ancestral recipes passed down through history for how to make bone broth, cultured dairy, ferments, homemade condiments, and how to bake whole grain yeasted dough and sourdough breads using The Maslin Method, as well as how to stock a “Four Corners Pantry” with traditional home preserved foods and create simple homemade remedies. 📚 I'm also the bestselling author of The Modern Pioneer Cookbook and The Modern Pioneer Pantry both published by Penguin Random House. You can learn more here: https://marysnest.com/modern-pioneer-cookbook-series/ ➡️ Subscribe to my FREE Newsletter here: https://marysnest.com/newsletter/ for my latest video releases, traditonal food recipes, and EXCLUSIVE discount codes for all your traditonal food needs. Let’s stay in touch! 🤗 🎬 This particular “short” is part of a long-form videos titled: ““Best Slicable Corned Beef (Not Stringy!) + A St. Patrick’s Day Recipe Marathon”: https://youtu.be/rMZrBRZIpIw?si=aoCVJg7_HfEOA5_5 📕 If you want to teach young people about how to make traditional foods, you’ll love my FREE K-12 Modern Pioneer Cookbook Curriculum: https://marysnest.com/cookbook-curriculum/ It’s 250+ pages and there is no email required to download it. ➡️ Subscribe to Backwoods Home and/or Self Reliance Magazine and get a 50% off discount: https://marysnest.com/shopping-guide/#backwoods #backwoodshome #backwoodshomemagazine #selfreliance #selfreliancemagazine Our ancestors cooked in specific ways to maximize nutrition, and it's important not to lose that knowledge. Keeping traditional ancestral recipes alive, rather than overly tweaking them, honors this wisdom. It ensures we continue to benefit from their methods. Love and God Bless, Mary ❤️🤗❤️ Mary’s Nest Cooking School The Maslin Method Baking School #MarysNest #MaryBryantShrader #MarySharder #TheModernPioneerCookbook #TheModernPioneerPantry #ModernPioneerCookbook #ModernPioneerPantry #TheMaslinMethod #MaslinMethod #TheMaslinMethodBakingSchool #TheMaslinMethodBakingSchoolSeries #MaslinFlourBlends #TraditionalFoods #ModernPioneer #AncestralFoods #AncestralRecipes #WholeGrainBaking #AncientGrainBaking #baking #MaslinFlour #MaslinFlourBlends #AncestralCooking #TraditionalRecipes #shorts #youtubeshorts #shortsvideo #youtubeshortsvideo #youtubeshort #bakinghacks #sourdough #artisanalbread #SourdoughBaking #BakingTips #BreadMaking #WholeGrains #AncientGrains #Baking #FreshMilled #HeirloomGrains #FreshMilledFlour #HeritageWheats #BreadBaking #AncestralCooking #Sourdough #ArtisanBread #BakingHistory #WholeWheat #BakingTools #BreadScoring #KitchenGadgets #HomeBaking #GiftIdeas #IrishSodaBread #BakingSecrets #GrandmothersRecipe #HomeBaking #DeliciousBread