How to make Irish Potato Bread

Irish potato bread being cooked in a rural Kitchen in Ireland by a local cook.
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[@RobinPoe]

I've made potato farls before (but I call them tattie scones). I didn't know about the trick of pricking them with a knife. That helps a lot. Thanks!

[@vinwilliams6562]

I'm trying that tomorrow thanks 😀😀😀

[@spdutahraptor777]

The grandma vibes of this video makes the food 10 times better

[@hollyholes2975]

Whenever my Irish relatives came to visit, my Granny (along with her two Brothers and Sister in law) would make this delicious bread to go along with our feast like breakfast. I can’t tell you how happy I am to have found this traditional recipe. Granny has passed now and those days are long gone so I’m truly looking forward to making this. Thank you.

[@kathygibbons5302]

This sweet Gran reminds me of my Aunt Nancy Halley of Ballinhala, who taught me this recipe and soda bread, also without a bowl. Straight up on the board! She also taught me how to bank the hot cinders in the iron stove to regulate baking temps. Years later when I took the Girl Scout leader training for outdoor skills, I was the only one not afraid to assemble w/o a board and to trust natural outdoor cooking. I am forever grateful to my Auntie and my Gran, Kitty Gibbons, who brought me 'home' to Ireland. Blessings to this sweet lady sharing her gift to all of us ☘!

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Me as a Norwegian: "THAT IS THE BIGGEST GARLICPRESS I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE " 👀😆

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Enorm 🤣

[@lordsod69]

Yes but have you seen the huge garlic bulbs that are put into it? This originally belonged to the giant Finn McCool

[@laurajames9948]

@@lordsod69 😂😂😂😂

[@amandamcewan54]

Ahhhhh

[@elsie3255]

That's a ricer, made specifically for doing this with potatoes

[@PS-ru2ov]

I am Northern Irish and I love potato bread toasted with a wee bit of butter on it and a cup of tea comfort food

[@kieranlindsay1220]

love it with a proper fry

[@kathleenfitzsimons3388]

P S Or fried ! Yum

[@077sue]

@@kathleenfitzsimons3388 My Mum is from NI and I eat them freid i had never heard of them toasted until about 10 years ago, most people toast them, but I prefer them fried.

[@MrDavey2010]

In the north of England we call them potato cakes. They’re delicious.

[@robertsettle2590]

I am Southern Missouri English. I am going on my 97 year here in these OZARK mountains. For the first part of my life my mother would fry potato cakes with bacon grease and lard. Then topped with a little fresh butter. We didn't have proper toasted potato cakes until after the war. That is about the time we were able to afford and buy a toaster.

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Nothing in universe can beat the Grandma's kitchen goodies! It's eternal & immortal 😉

[@MaZEEZaM]

That’s a potato ricer, I thought they were a modern thing, I didn’t realise they had been around so long. Great recipe, thanks 🐨 cheers from Australia

[@Tojazzer]

That sweet lady has the most bad-ass kitchen device I've ever seen.

[@AMindInOverdrive]

john is a lucky man getting that straight after it cooked

[@ricmalone7292]

Yeah then he ate the potato bread

[@p_roduct9211]

@@ricmalone7292 cheeky haha

[@toddtomaszewski6820]

I would love to be in her kitchen and learn as much as I could from this wonderful lady. Such a simple yet loving recipe from a loving lady. Thanks for sharing 😆

[@jrsmith3344]

She seems like the nicest freaking lady to ever walk the earth!

[@AMUabdullah]

She's cute, with all affection and love

[@MrChooChoo]

Av these wit a Irish breakfast

[@cossythepoacher]

Your video is probably the best on KZbin. You made them EXACTLY like my old Grandad Tom Cosgrove used to make them. That was in Manchester England, way back in the 1960's when I was a child. We called them 'tater cakes' back then. Brought a tear to my eye watching you today...x

[@blahpunk1]

Nice presentation. I like how she's handling those potato breads straight out of the skillet. I can tell this lady is the queen of the kitchen.

[@oml81mm]

It should be a griddle. AFAIK a skillet is USA speak for a frying pan (or maybe not... who knows).

[@blahpunk1]

@oml81mm - yeah you're probably right. I use the words interchangeably but they aren't actually the same.

[@stewartduggan2773]

Im from Kilkenny and my granny use to make this and my mam still does. We call them potato cakes , on the frying pan each side till crispy. Once done salt and a bit of butter let it melt and enjoy.

[@angelaratzay9034]

Hi Kilkenny I'm from Tipp Cashel My mum made them on sun.evenings I loved them but never knew how she did them till now.i have asked many times over the years since I left Ireland. No one what I was talking about.thanks to this cook I will make them this weekend I'm 87 seven and just becoming domesticated Time flies.

[@kjn6505]

Im English and its essential i have these with a full fry up when im at home. Lovely!!!

[@stephenandrews8419]

My Father in law was from Southern Ireland & he made the most wonderful potato cakes. I would always look forward to going to his house on a Sunday & having then for our Tea. R.I.P Joe 💙

[@SB-uk5wx]

A good potato cake is a dying art since its so much quicker to just buy frozen hash browns. I wonder if someone has posted a good recipe! RIP Joe and my nana who also made yummy potato cakes ❤️

[@pappy9473]

Which county in southern Ireland? It is a large area, as are the others, east, west, north.

[@stephenandrews8419]

@@pappy9473 he was from just outside Drogheda in county lough. East coast region

[@pappy9473]

@@stephenandrews8419 Right. East of Ireland 😉👍

[@sarahroberts7374]

Here in Liverpool we are very proud of our Irish heritage, these have definitely been passed down along the years. Very popular over here 🙂 yum yum 💖

[@fishermann98]

I love potato bread, usually would get some at the irish market , but being able to make them from home and not drive a few hours is worth it.. plus they add ingredients that are unessisary ..where these are just 4 simple ingredients.. seriously the best

[@Paul78bcn]

Love this taste of Ulster

[@bradmoyse6162]

My Mum and Nanny made it exactly like that. A little more flour in the pan. We always had it with a couple rashers of bacon, green onions and sour cream. Love it still. But they always called it potato cake.

[@sjwillis1137]

Yummy . Sounds good Brad .😋 My granny made the best ! Now I am going to try.

[@cossythepoacher]

Your family's not from Northern England by any chance are they Brad?

[@spacecowgurl57]

My Irish heritage is 5th generation American. My Grandmother would sometimes take leftover Champ to make the bread. I also do plus potato cakes. With having a eclectic mix of Scot/Irish and Shawnee Indian we fry the bread too.

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Southern Irish here, all I can say is good luck to getting a wife like that these days. Pure gold god bless her she's fantastic

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Hello there. You’re absolutely right. A good Woman saves a man from himself. She’s a blessing.

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All it takes is a good man to treat her right... and she will (or SHOULD) happily reciprocate😉... sucks how it hardly turns out like that these days. I used to LOVE cooking for my family like that.. after divorce, it just doesn't seem worth it

[@woodpencil]

That’s everywhere, not just Ireland. Women are more interested in Onlyfans and hairy armpits than they are home skills these days. Capitalism has ruined the west.

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@@jade8568_VRagreed ❤ I hope you find someone you happily cook for soon.

[@kayleenkrolikowski7442]

I'm sorry. I'm descended from Manley and Gallagher Irish grannies. Here in the states, my Polish husband loves all the Irish cooking I do. So, we exist. Right here in modern times. I made champ just tonight😉

[@fshs1949]

God bless yr hands.

[@thisorthat7626]

Looks like something I need to make. The beautiful yellow color of the butter brings back memories when cows actually were fed grass in the U.S.

[@peterperigoe9231]

strange as it may seem of course the quality of the milk /cream matters, yet cold cream makes a whiter butter, ambient temperature makes a more yellow coloured butter.

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@@peterperigoe9231 Thanks for the info. I didn't know that. Cheers.

[@graceanne385]

Irish cows are grassfed 80-90% of the year and eat straw only for a short time in winter. That is why the butter is yellow. Our butter has a much higher fat content than american butter with less lactose and that is due to where and how they live and how it is made. . I have lived in America for 31 years but I have always used only Irish butter. I used to have to buy it in specialty shops but now thank heavens they sell Kerrygold butter everywhere. I stand corrected, I meant to say hay, not straw.

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@@graceanne385 I love Kerrygold butter. I even give it to people as a Christmas present. Thankfully it is easier to find in stores here than it used to be.

[@alastairmurray5225]

I’m from Northern Ireland and my Dad was a bread delivery man for Sunblest (anyone from Northern Ireland will know this brand ! ). Every Saturday morning after he had stocked up his van at the bakery for the Saturday run he came back home for breakfast and Mum would have made a big Ulster Fry for the whole family with the still warm from the bakery squares of potato bread , soda bread and pancakes complimented of course with bacon , beef sausages, black pudding and the obligatory fried eggs and a big mug of strong tea you could stand a spoon up in ! My oldest brother lives in England and before potato bread was available in the shops there any time he came home on a visit he would half fill his suitcase with tattie bread and sodas to put in his freezer.

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Sunblest bread grew up with it Liverpol in 50s and 60s ..is it still going i moved down south in 77'

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We had sunblest bread in Scotland.......and Milanda?

[@alastairmurray5225]

Dora Explorer Milanda Bakeries operated in NI as well but they were known by the brand name Ormo here.

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marie donaldson it’s still going strong here in NI I don’t know if it’s still available in England.

[@stephenandrews8419]

Alastair Murray. Hi there Alastair. Growing up in the 1970's & 80's we used to have Sunblest bread here in London. I'm not sure if it is still around in the shops nowadays. Once I am free to go shopping again after this "Lockdown" I shall make a point of looking for it

[@MichaelSHartman]

My mother would have loved seeing this being both cooking, and Irish. Thanks for the interesting video.

[@darrendickinson4324]

Wondered why I always want to fry mashed potatoes, must be my Irish ancestory!

[@StephanieJarman]

I was looking for a potato bread recipe to so i could make some to surprise my mom and i used this recipe and it turned out awesome! thank you! and i knew it would turn out because we have the exact same potato tool - it was my great granny perly's!

[@graceanne385]

Stephanie Jarman It’s a potatoe ricer.

[@StephanieJarman]

@@graceanne385 yes!

[@tarnsand440]

That is the best potato ricer I've ever seen! The newer ones don't hold very much.

[@StephanieJarman]

@@tarnsand440 i feel really lucky to have it - it must be at least a hundred years old because it belonged to my granny's mom and my granny lived to be 97!

[@DrKesasan]

I am in the same position now, making some but not just for my mom as she passed away but for my dad.

[@carolynmurtaza1180]

We call then tattie scones here in Scotland

[@nzaud]

Haha I was just going to write that too ;)

[@marcogau2086]

In Italia we call that gnocchi.

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@@marcogau2086 no gnocchi are boiled not dry fried

[@carolynmurtaza1180]

@@nzaud Fried egg and tattie scone on a roll with tomato sauce.

[@steaphris]

Known as "aran-buntàta" in Scottish Gaelic. Potato bread.

[@ralphwinfield2872]

Aren't you sooo proper!! I've learnt a tremendous amount today, and it's because of you.

[@AlesAndBluesGuy]

ah the old ways!...glad i was born many years ago grew up with these home cooked tastie bites

[@CasperLD]

My God. I've been in America for years complaining that you cant buy potato bread. It so easy to make!! Thanks for this.

[@maggiemae7749]

I have been getting it at Walmart.

[@Sayerdify]

The thing about me is, I love, love, love mashed potatoes and can't ever let them get past the pot. But I would sure love to try a potato bread.

[@donkmeister]

Depending on where you live in the world you might be able to get it in the supermarket. I live in the east of England, nowhere near Ireland and no sizeable Irish diaspora here but we get potato farls in the bakery section of the supermarket. I love it with a rasher of bacon and a runny egg on top, definite knife and fork job though.

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@@donkmeister We have potato bread in America but it's probably not as good as y'all's

[@elainewitwer7488]

I’m always excited for the subtitles. It was a whole different story. In all seriousness, I do want to make this. I’m not making fun of the real recipe and video. I love to see and make these recipes! Thank you for posting this😊❤️

[@abcd543217]

I love the color of the potatoes. Good job explaining how to make potato bread. Thank you.

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[@annewalshe6427]

I'd never heard of it but made it today. Delicious !!! Thank you.

[@emmahi8909]

Oh my god. I need to make this. I've never had homemade potato bread. And the butter looks beautiful.

[@cabooseknight462]

Must have randomly got this suggestion because I watch "Irish people trying American food" and such. I love the device she uses for the potatoes. I will try this recipe out myself. Appreciate your submission.

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Stop watching buzzfeed junk and watch some real videos.

[@cabooseknight462]

@@OffGridInvestor Nevah...not to mention I found this one useful because...you can make this with an iron skillet while camping. Doesn't hurt to learn easy recipes ^.^

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

These have the potential to make my spliffs a LOT more enjoyable than they already are.

[@maureenwilson6031]

I'm glad to see how this is done. My Mother use to try to make them for my Father (he had them as a child), but the house always smoked up as I think she burned them. It never ended well. Memories.

[@sarcasmo57]

Man I love potatoes. That's a great looking masher too.

[@lordred4116]

Gorgeous with bacon, eggs and sausage.

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Now your talking!

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Lord Red truer words were never spoken !

[@TheRick8866]

Then it’s not potato bread but something else. But still tasty

[@jimsmethurst6113]

Droogs ahoy... making this is as easy as clockwork now. Eh, lord red ,Ta.

[@HaloInverse]

I'm in awe of that potato masher/ricer. I've never seen that design before - just the small cylindrical type that barely holds half a large potato. Now that I know what to look for, I can see ricers of that _type_ on Amazon - but they all look so flimsy in comparison! Guess I have something new to scan garage sales and antique stores for...

[@VideosofIrishFarmingLife]

Thanks for the comment! Please check back for more of these type of videos

[@maryrose4712]

I just bought an OXO ricer. It's fab, try it, you will love it. Sold at Amazon, Bed Bath Beyond. Easy to use and clean up and does a great job.

[@b.r.9171]

In Germany or other European country's we use this kind of potatoe masher as well. If you are in America, just try to go to those German deli stores, they could help you were to get one :), but definitely Amazon will have it too.

[@mariecoghlan746]

My mother made these twice as thick. The next day when they were cold she split them crosswise to get two potato cakes which were cooked with butter. In our house they were served with a runny fried egg. I’m from the Midlands in Ireland. I still make them like this.

[@graceanne385]

HaloInverse I have one. I’ve had it for 20 years. They sell them everywhere.

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

Wow, It's like being a kid again.. Loved this

[@MrsPisaroni]

How can anyone give this a thumbs down??? Looks gorgeous

[@WiseMfear3]

JRE the English probably

[@TheRick8866]

Ell The Storm and Sea that made me lol

[@LoremasterRelomi]

The Brits

[@pietrocantuccini5584]

Did she use fat for the pan? What temperatures? And 75% of the sound is so muffled, one cannot make out what is said. That's why.

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I gave your comment a thumbs down

[@bellybutton3806]

that manual masher is so beautifully functional it made me cry.

[@JulieWallis1963]

Belly Button it’s called a potato ricer. I have one (Amazon) and wouldn’t be without it, it makes the best mash.

[@JehanineMelmoth]

The subtitles on this are the best ever.

[@Georgeanne17]

I love your recipes! Thank you. I will make this lovely potato bread.

[@sarabrown536]

Loved this recipe! Thank you for sharing!

[@first-up-best-dressed5548]

Brilliantly simple. Thank you.

[@iseektruth7435]

Love your accent and your sweet persona transcends the video.

[@flyingpossum6958]

Not irish but have hige appreciation for this type of cooking... will love trying to make these for children.

[@Keinerboy]

These look delicious...and so easy !

[@garethjones3227]

OMG never heard of this, looks bloomin great! I'm going to have to try this immediatley.

[@chronicawareness9986]

one of the many treasures from the americas. gotta love potatoes, and even corn and corn bread

[@terrypeel]

My mum Ann Barnett nee Carney used to make Potato Cakes just like this in the 1950s and 60s at every birthday party we had for myself and 5 siblings. We received a cream cake as well from 'Shaw's" at Minsterley Parade. Heaven. We used to eat about 2 or three rings each, but my brother Geoffrey used to eat loads, famed as being able to eat one spud more than a pig. I used to claim 1st pick of the cream cakes by licking my finger and dabbing it into the cake.

[@martinmccann7009]

I'm gonna be cooking those up this weekend in Belfast thanks for the video!

[@seamusmccaffrey4420]

Martin, make a couple for me , also from BELFAST living in Arizona.

[@Dan-pp3qd]

You'll do fookin nootin

[@wlj344]

That's really lovely. I'm making them for an old Irish farmer at the end of the week so thank you for the tips!

[@mikehandsford8170]

That was a treat. thank you

[@coolwater55]

Looks yummy and love how she gets right to it!

[@michaelbressette2599]

I make irish Soda Bread often & I learned great ways to make this bread better, this looks just as good too. I heard of a sweet potato version of this potato bread but its baked on a cookie sheet. I think I will give this a try. Thank you for the video

[@macartancaughey9993]

Wow my mouth is watering now some home churned butter that is yommy just like my mother use to make thanks for this video now i know how to make them my mother had a Ricer just like that one

[@blitzblutz]

Oh god, that must be so satisfying squeezing that potato masher!!!

[@jamesthomas498]

Carnt wait to try making these

[@ismailmiah1446]

I'm watching this while fasting! !!!looks very very nice indeed

[@pappy451]

when i was a kid my grandmother would make me something like this . she called them potato pancakes . i loved em .

[@mikemurdoch9882]

Good and True Irish food simple and nourishing thx for sharing

[@marccarter1350]

Potato bread, Soda bread, plus stew. Reminds me of being a kid :-)

[@CaptainSlowbeard]

Nothing better than hot buttery potato bread. I'm English and had no idea about it. My then-gf brought me some in bed with a huge mug of tea when I was proper ill and couldn't face any kind of food for days. Its like eating pure, fluffy love.

[@mantasfrombfd]

im lithuanian, majority of our traditional dishes consist of potatoes. this looks very nice, must try!

[@richardwaldron1684]

They look absolutely delicious, especially with all that butter on.

[@johngough2958]

Yum! Makes me homesick.

[@jackking5567]

I need to make these!

[@BillSikes.]

They look good !

[@debbiegamon1232]

Thank you. Looks very good

[@somepersonlol4t34]

This video looks like it was made 84 years ago.

[@Mallenaudrix]

I actually love this

[@sundaygronson8722]

Am I the only one that laughed way too hard and for far too long at this comment?

[@littlenemo14]

Mmmm delicious. I love potato bread.

[@ElementsMMA]

In Birmingham we have always called them Fahls. They replace bread & butter and irish soda bread replaces fried bread turning a full English breakfast into a full Irish breakfast, also swap black for white pudding

[@ln5747]

Soda farls are very different to this. An Ulster fry has both soda and potato bread.

[@eddvcr598]

Rosemary’s mother would be so proud of her! The potato bread look so delicious.

I really love potato bread! Anderson here from Roscommon.

[@harshaweeraratne5806]

Love it !

[@multimill]

I made these this morning and had sausages and baked beans with them with a good dollop of BBQ sauce 😋😋😋😋

[@daniellarmour3521]

Paul S heathen

[@Ascaron1337]

So you basically killed all the flavour with overpowering ingredients. Mr Smartypants in da house :P

[@SB-uk5wx]

Butter, salt, pepper! No bbq sauce! 😂 No ketchup or brown sauce either for that matter 🤣 Beans is fair though! Lol Glad you enjoyed them your own way though! 😊😋😉

[@thesman32]

in Scotland we call them Tattie Scone's.

[@premierleague_itk2626]

In Scotland you eat out of a sheep's ass what do you know

[@BuildinWings]

@@premierleague_itk2626 Scotland invented Deep-Fried Chicken, which is amazing. As far as I'm concerned they could BATHE in sheep's ass and it would still be a wash.

[@vishnu2407]

@@premierleague_itk2626 you are poop

[@Mandaxx25]

They're a wee bit thinner than our potato bread. I've lived in Scotland and Northern Ireland

[@theresad6990]

Yum! Potato farls made exactly the way I remember them! I'm going to have to get the skillet out and make some.

[@gaiachavez3276]

I love her accent so much.

[@GergC0521]

My Nanny from Donegal used to make it like this, but in an iron pan, and my mother followed in her footsteps. I may have to give this a whirl.

[@Lacieluxe]

So I made these today and they were perfect x will never buy them again thank you so much for sharing the recipe! X

[@ZoahPorre]

Looks delicious.

[@joefrady8025]

That looks so delicious again from North Carolina here in America 😍😊

[@randybutler4772]

I’ll take two. Thank you for sharing.

[@bennunyour4121]

My mouth's watering just watching this 😋

[@neilcaff]

That's the good stuff!

[@qualqui]

Potato bread looks SCRUMPTIOUS!😋👍

[@philippschwartzerdt3431]

I was inspired 👍🏻👏🏻

[@ElephantRage]

Now, this is where quarantine brought me down to.

[@NialasDubh]

Up.

[@islanderATP]

love these..just discovered them=)

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

In The Province Of Newfoundland There Is A Lot Of Irish Cooking. On 17 March It Is A Holiday In Newfoundland .. Also In Germany They Have Got Potato Bread But Not Like The Irish Recipe..

[@SB-uk5wx]

Oooh, share the German recipe! I'd love to see how they do it!

[@williamusrex6417]

MGTOW why are you using capital letters for each word? Only a moron would do this.

[@TheRick8866]

Williamus Rex only a moron would take the time to care.

[@gerardmurphy8278]

Come to Glasgow wee put it on a roll with square sausage , and either brown or tomato sauce ....😋delish

[@tarnsand440]

Yum....that sounds tasty.👍

[@2Ryled]

Never heard of that. Sounds wonderful

[@animerlon]

Most definitely wonderful, thanks muchly for posting this. Interesting that you put flour in the pan. Don't have a press like that but will absolutely be making this. If i press the potatoes through a colander it should be good enough. I can almost taste it already, yummmmm!