Do You Cook Something For St Patricks Day? - We Applesacuce Irish Soda Bread

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We dont do much extra for St Patricks day. We always try to wear something green and have this wonderful bread but that is about it. What do you do to celebrate St Patrick's Day? I love cooking with applesauce. It reduces the fat as opposed to cooking with oil. Applesauce makes a wonderfully moist cake or bread. It adds a flavor all its own. This is recipe makes a wonderful Irish Soda Bread. Great to make for St Patricks Day. Enjly Applesauce Irish Soda Bread 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 TBSP sugar 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 cup low fat buttermilk 1/2 cup apple sauce 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted 2 TBSP skim milk 1/2 cup raisins Preheat oven to 375. Spray and 8" round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk, apple sauce and the melted butter. Add apple sauce mixture to the flour mixture; stir until mixture forms a ball. Turn out dough onto well floured surface; knead raisins into the dough. Pat into a 7-inch round. Place dough in prepared pan. Cut cross in top of dough, 1/4 inch deep, with the tip of a sharp knife. Brush top of dough with milk. Bake for 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. cool in pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. Cool immediately. Cut into 16 wedges.