IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE FROM IRELAND

makes 4 loaves:

12 c. flour unbleached
2/3 cup sugar x's 4
4 Tab baking powder
4 teas. baking soda
4 teas. salt
4 cups raisins (larger container)
Combine dry ingredients.

In seperate bowl combine liquid:
8 eggs
1/2 gallon buttermilk
8 tab oil

Combine dry and liquid ingredients, alternating, adding little liquid at a time to combined dry
ingredients. Stir with huge spoon. Spray 4 cake pans and 4 round oven proof soup bowls with
non-stick spray. Pour batter 3/4 up. Bake 1 hour 350 degrees in oven---2 bowls, 2 cake pans
on each of two racks. After half hour cut cross ontop of each loaf and alternate racks--bottom loaves come up to top/top loaves to the bottom. Bake till slightly brown ontop and knife inserted comes out clean from middle of loaf.

Czech Stuffed Peppers

10 green or red bell peppers
(Core and dip in boiling water 7 min. and drain)
Place in extra large baking dish with at least 3 inch height
around perimeter.

3 lbs. ground sirloin
1 cup brown rice cooked (becomes 3 cups)
cinnamon, allspice
1 c. catsup
2 extra large cans tomato soup
3 cans diced tomatoes with juice/no salt added
1/2 jar dehydrated onion

Mix gr. sirloin uncooked in a large bowl with cooked rice. Mix well. Add 1 c. catsup and 1 can diced tomatoes with juice. Give two shakes of cinnamon and two light shakes of allspice to meat/rice mixture in bowl. Mix well into beef mixture. With tablespoon fill ea. pepper with meat/rice mix. Spoon left over ground sirloin mixture around peppers. In large bowl combine two extra large tomatoes soup cans (no water!) and two 12 oz. cans of diced tomatoes with juice. Add light shakes of cinnamon and allspice. If you like add little Nevelle sugar sub (couple teas. to meat mixture. Stir sauce and pour over peppers in casserole. Cover with foil and bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 till ground sirloin/rice mixture
is cooked well through.