Name: White Soda Bread with Herbs
Ingredients: 3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 ts Salt; 1 ts Baking soda; 1 1/2 c Sour milk; or buttermilk to mix; 2 tb Freshly chopped herbs; (such as rosemary, sage, thyme, chives, parsley and lemon balm)

If it were possible for us to "bind" Satan today, we would not need instruction about the various pieces of the armor of God. If Satan could be bound, he would not be capable of attacking us and throwing flaming missiles. In fact, the concept of "binding" Satan can actually be quite a dangerous belief. If we believe that we can "bind" Satan, we will (wrongly) think that he has been incapacitated, and we will be completely unprepared for the enemy's attacks. In addition, if we believe that our prayers can "bind" Satan, we will be far less diligent about "putting on God's armor," and will be defenseless and vulnerable to Satan's attacks. Satan is not bound – and cannot be bound at the present time. Our strategy, then, is to be fully armed to repel his attack. Putting on the armor of God and fighting is the kind of resistance that thwarts the enemy's scheming tactics, and forces Satan to flee.

David Reid

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Irish		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Unbleached all-purpose flour
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Baking soda
1 1/2	c	Sour milk; or buttermilk to mix
2	tb	Freshly chopped herbs; (such as rosemary, sage, thyme, chives, parsley and lemon balm)

INSTRUCTIONS

Soda bread only takes 2 to 3 minutes to make and 20 to 30 minutes to bake.
It is certainly another of my great .convertibles.. We have had the
greatest fun experimenting with different variations and uses. This kind of
bread is also great with olives, sun-dried tomatoes or caramelized onions
added, so the possibilities are endless for the hitherto humble soda bread.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl and make a well in the center. Pour in
most of the milk at once. Using one hand, mix in the flour from the sides
of the bowl, adding more milk if necessary. The dough should be softish,
not too wet and sticky. When it all comes together, turn it out onto a
floured board and knead lightly for a second, just enough to tidy it up.
Pat the dough into a round about 1 inch thick and cut a cross on it to let
the fairies out! Let the cuts go over the sides of the bread to make sure
of this. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, then turn the
temperature down to 400 degrees F and continue baking for 15 minutes or
until cooked. If you are in doubt, tap the base of the bread; if it is
cooked, it will sound hollow.
For White Soda Bread with Herbs: Add the freshly chopped herbs to the dry
ingredients. Shape into a loaf or scones and bake.
Yield: 1 big loaf
MC formatted & Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom on 3/17/98
NOTES : Airdate: 3/17/98: St. Patrick's Day Specialties, classic Irish
dishes
Recipe by: Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Seasons
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on Mar 17,
1998

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