Bake from Scratch

For our Authentic Ireland issue, we’re taking you on the ultimate baking adventure to the land of the Emerald Isle. We’ve enjoyed partnering with Tourism Ireland and Williams Sonoma to create this issue, and we’re excited to share Ireland’s vibrant culinary story. Through delicious recipes and inspiring tales of the people and places that define this island, we bring you an in-depth look into the authentic side of Irish baking. Some of the greatest personalities in Irish baking today are featured within these pages, including cookbook authors, television personalities, pastry chefs, cookery school founders, and the country’s top artisan makers. Discover new, impressive ways to bake with oats, Irish whiskey, Irish Cheddar, and more. We’ve also got dozens of fun, modern bakes inspired by classic Irish bakes like Guinness Brownies, Soda Bread Pizza, Cherry-Chocolate Browned Butter Sandwich Cookies with a whiskey buttercream, and Irish Cream Cake. We even break down essential Irish baking ingredients you can keep stocked in your pantry. Consider this issue your passport to Ireland! Join us as we bake our way through the land of a hundred thousand welcomes.

Bake from Scratch • july | august 2020 Volume 6, Issue 4

Editors Letter

Recipe Index & Resources

The Baker’s Guide to “Made in Ireland” • OUR COLLECTION OF IRISH PRODUCTS HIGHLIGHTS ARTISAN MAKERS FROM THE ISLAND AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR MUST-HAVE TOMES

Irish Essentials • WE GATHERED SOME OF THE BEST IRISH BAKING ITEMS AVAILABLE IN THE STATES SO YOU CAN BRING THE IRISH PANTRY TO YOUR AMERICAN KITCHEN

Rhubarb & Ginger Upside-Down Cake • IRISH BAKING AUTHORITY AND COOKBOOK AUTHOR CLODAGH MCKENNA REVISITS A BELOVED FAMILY RECIPE, TRANSFORMING IT INTO AN UPSIDE-DOWN, ONE-LAYER WONDER

Ireland’s Daily Bread • A BAKING LEGACY KEEPS TRADITION ON THE TABLE IN IRELAND’S OLDEST CITY

Irish Soda Breads • FROM TRADITIONAL SODA BREAD TO NORTHERN IRELAND’S SODA FARL, WE’RE OFFERING AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE ART OF IRISH BREAD-BAKING

Sip & Stay • IN THE LAND OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES, AFTERNOON TEA IS AN INSTITUTION. WE SCOUTED IRELAND FOR THE TOP HOTELS OFFERING THE MOST UNFORGETTABLE, FAIRY TALE-WORTHY TEATIME EXPERIENCES.

Sharing the Culinary Soul of Ireland • A COOKERY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DISCOVER IRELAND’S FOOD HERITAGE. WE TAKE AN INSIDE LOOK AT TWO COOKERY SCHOOLS—ONE NEW SCHOOL IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND A DECADES-OLD, AWARD-WINNING INSTITUTION IN COUNTY CORK—THAT OFFER AN IMMERSIVE, INTIMATE TASTE OF THEIR ISLAND.

In the Kitchen with Darina Allen & Shane Smith • WE GO INSIDE THE HOME KITCHENS OF TWO IRISH BAKERS, DARINA ALLEN AND SHANE SMITH, FOR A GLIMPSE AT AUTHENTIC IRISH BAKING

Iconic Irish Baking • THE EMERALD ISLE OFFERS A BOUNTY OF RECIPES FROM EACH CORNER OF ITS VAST, ANCIENT LANDS. WE EXPLORE FOUR FAVORITES, FROM NORTHERN IRELAND’S FRUIT-FILLED FIFTEENS TO COUNTY KERRY’S APPLE SLICE TRAYBAKE, FOR A LOVING LOOK AT THE BAKED GOODS OF IRELAND.

Good Grain • A STAPLE OF IRISH AGRICULTURE, OATS ARE THE TOASTY, CHEWY STAR OF OUR IRISH-INSPIRED OATEN BISCUITS, PIE, CAKE, AND MORE

Sláinte! Baking with Irish Spirits • FROM EXTRA STOUT BEER TO PREMIUM IRISH WHISKEY AND RICH IRISH CREAM LIQUEUR, THE EMERALD ISLE IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST PREMIUM ALCOHOL PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD. HERE, DISCOVER HOW IRISH SPIRITS CAN ELEVATE YOUR BAKING.

Irish-Made Magic • WE’RE SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON SEVEN ARTISAN ESTABLISHMENTS IN IRELAND, FROM AN ENCHANTING ORCHARD AND DISTILLERY TO A ROMANTIC ABBEY

Endless Inspiration: Meet the Authentic Ireland Food Personalities • FIVE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE JOINED US ON OUR PRODUCTION TRIP TO IRELAND AND ARE HELPING US SHARE IRELAND’S RICH CULINARY STORY WITH AMAZING RECIPES, EACH PERSONALLY INSPIRED BY THEIR...