St. Brigid's Bread

February 1st is the day on which St. Brigid is honored, especially among the Irish.

I noticed the other day, when I was posting Recipes for February, that we didn't have anything in the archives specifically for her feast, and was very excited when I received the following recipe from Kathleen at AMDG Academy.  Thank you Kathleen!

Kathleen's family enjoys making this "tried and true recipe" for breakfast, which she says is "simple and a real winner."  It sounds delicious!

I think I'll try baking it to enjoy with my favorite Irish Breakfast Tea while I read Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story to my children as suggested in Catholic Mosaic: Living the Liturgical Year With Children!

St. Brigid's Bread

2/3 cup butter
1/3 cup sour milk
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 pkg. yeast
1 egg
1 cup oats
1 cup Bisquick
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. ginger

Heat butter and milk to melt butter in microwave (or melt butter and scald milk.) Add sugar. Allow to cool slightly and add yeast, stirring to mix. Let mixture rest for 10 minutes. Add slightly beaten egg. Mix all dry ingredients and stir into yeast mix. Lightly grease a Pyrex pie plate. Pour batter and bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. When done, allow to cool slightly and serve warm with butter.


*The Irish Beef and Guinness Stew and Irish Soda Bread would be great recipes to serve on the feast of St. Brigid as well!