I recently went to Dublin and tried soda bread for the first time and it tasted amazing! Unlike most types bread this bread uses bicarbonate soda instead of yeast as the rising agent. This works due to a chemical reaction involving the acidic buttermilk and the alkaline bicarbonate soda. The bicarbonate soda breaks down into carbon dioxide, which causes the bread to rise. So here is my take on a classic Irish Soda Bread recipe.
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Bacon in a cookie may sound like a bad combination however, the saltiness from the bacon and the sweetness from the maple syrup and chocolate chips some how works together!
When I visited New York last year I stumbled across a cookie shop called Schmackary’s, one of their unusual cookie flavours was there a bacon and maple cookie. So here is my take on making these cookies.
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