Authentic Irish Bread Recipe with Margaret Ward

[@Elizabeth-rf7to]

I am so lucky to call Margaret my Grandma! This bread an absolute staple in the Ward and Galati household. Grandma has been using the same square pan for the last 50 years. Thankful my Dad took the time to document this process.

[@annmarieward9877]

over 60 yrs now :)

[@Rollwithit699]

So happy you have such a wonderful gramma and dad. You're blessed.

[@leilanofsker3559]

I wrote a comment and I hope you pass it on to her for me.

[@thisamazinglife752]

Thank you Margaret Ward

[@xboxgamerr3660]

How is Margaret doing?

[@kevinward4579]

That's my grandma! And I can tell you that she's as sweet as she sounds. Terrific video that captures her true personality and her delicious brown bread recipe.

[@denisesynder2799]

Kevin Ward she is adorable!!! I enjoyed her so much

[@tinamichelsnelson2244]

She's so sweet! I wish I lived next door. She reminds me of my Grandma. I miss her every day.

[@maryna7491]

So sweet...motherly lady!

[@margaretflood4811]

Hope she’s still with us on March 30,2020. She’s adorable! Love the brogue ! My grandma , a Sullivan, ( who I was named for) was from County Kerry. I didn’t know her but I’d like to think she was like your grandma ( but with a Kerry brogue)

[@debyzimmerman6617]

Your a lucky fellow Kevin and please tell your mom her recipe will be made and enjoyed and with each piece eaten will be a reminder of her in this video. Bless her heart!!! Thank you for sharing her !!! Please ask her for me if she remembers hearing anything about a Charlie Kerins, he was my ex-husbands relative on his fathers side, being only 2nd generation Irish-American himself. Would she, if she does know be willing to share as I'm trying to do genealogy and with both of my in-laws gone now, information is a hard thing to find from anyone who is still around. The publication found wasn't real specific only enough to say he'd been hung being with the IRA.... so any more info would be a welcome thing.

[@raia9]

3 cups white flour 3 cups wholemeal flour 2 level teaspoons baking soda 2 level teaspoons of salt 2 teaspoons of suger Mix well - add 1 tablespoon of olive oil (optional) 16oz buttermilk (can use rmix of regular milk and yoghurt or juice of a lemon) Mix very well - add little more milk if needed. 12 x 12 inch pan - lightly greased. Spread out Score the top 400 degress for one hour on middle shelf Allow 2 hours to cool off after turning it out.

[@karenward7835]

thank you

[@karenward7835]

it didn't duplicate .

[@pom700]

seems like a lot of salt. One tsp would be plenty for me.

[@chrisbudesa]

Thank you

[@bernadetteegan9820]

Brilliant lady! Like my mothers bread in Ireland 😂

[@frankkolton1780]

In case anyone is interested - King Arthur Flour Co. does make a coarse, wholemeal flour. It is called (coincidentally) Irish Style Flour, and is made from red wheat.

[@gypsyjunklady]

Thank you!

[@vanessajohnson1944]

I don't have the Irish Style (yet), but wanting to use the Whole Wheat bread flour that I have, happily came across this video. Will be baking tomorrow or the next day...Yummy!

[@Theendofeverything7036]

Frank Kolton thanks for that information!! I have to look for it not sure which store may have it.

[@ambermoser9494]

Thank you!

[@MasterMichelleFL]

King Arthur also has awesome organic flour, and I heard the company is Employee Owned, too!!❤

[@lifuranph.d.1716]

God's Blessings on ALL especially the Salt of the Earth...the Irish.

[@karenward7835]

thank you and same too you . blessings . hearty . healthy . godly

[@belenclifford8599]

No kneading the dough, just pressing it down, this is the best and easiest soda bread I have ever seen. Make the cross to bless the bread and make the marks to let the fairies out. Thank you for sharing, Blessings ☘️

[@margaretflood4811]

To my fellow KZbinrs To those of you who fell in love with the fabulous Margaret WARD and her wonderful IRISH Bread Recipe I contacted Dr. Joe Galati and asked if his dear mother -in -law was still with us as of April 7th,2020. I was worried because of age in this age of COVID 19. He very kindly questioned my plea and confirmed that she is well and feeling fine. A BIG THANK YOU TO DR. Galati for his kindness in relieving our fears! YOU GO, My fellow MARGARET AND KEEP On baking THAT BREAD! I think Dr. Joe is originally from Long Island too! Shout out from another Long Islander to him too❤️

[@karenward7835]

good inquiring . important these days

[@Sonia76373]

Please God she didn't take the vaccine because a lot of young and old I know have died in last 4 yrs including my best friend. ❤

[@belkanoir3517]

thank you recording and sharing this recipe. we need the wisdom and know how of our elders to be preserved and passed on to the younger generations. she is a lovely lady.

[@peterperigoe9231]

"I don't throw it in, I pour it in", (at 7:13) absolutely brilliant, I enjoyed that!!

[@MooMoo-fw3kh]

Yes. Me too. Food is to be respected

[@patsyspaeth3809]

Thank you I so enjoyed this so much thank you for sharing your family

[@gaggymott9159]

When my granny made wheaten bread she'd Bless the bread with the cross, and a knife prick in each quarter, to 'let the bread fairies out!' 😊

[@samcrawley3839]

Gaggy Mott I was just about to add that comment too 😂😂😂 god I miss my nannie 😢😢😢 xxx

[@nikki18369]

omg just the same as my granma..those fairies got into everything lol

[@robinlillian9471]

They must be very tiny fairies.

[@synthahaggerty6797]

How sweet. I like to know about different cultures recipes for bread making.

[@musiclover148]

Ah, yes! Christianity and pagan animism in the same bread technique.

[@1remjr]

This was great and many thanks to Margaret Ward, what a wonderful lady.

[@Inkdraft]

Dia Dhuit! Lovely lady making soda bread. My grandmum and mum made soda bread. Best bread ever! My mum made it with currants and caraway seeds. She cut a cross in it with a knife (to bless the bread) and baked it in a round cast iron skillet. We'd eat it with slathers of butter and a pot of tea. She absolutely loved orange marmalade too. Yum. Go raibh maith agat agus athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit ó New Hampshire!

[@dianemarino9124]

Inkdraft my family made it with caraway seeds & currants also! Yum! Our family came from County Mayo

[@jadeperri5183]

Just here to say dia is muire duit! 😉

[@MasterMichelleFL]

DIA IS MUIRE DHUIT!! 💚FROM SOUTH FLORIDA!!

[@rhonda5288]

oh yes marmalade

[@karenward7835]

l. o. l I have a skillet now I can try this Nana would be proud. go ira

[@soozshooz]

Wow! No eggs no butter no raisins no caraway seeds... this recipe sounds very authentic because I’m sure most folks didn’t have all of those things, just a bunch of hungry kids! Thank you Mrs. Ward & Family. 🙏🏻

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thanks!!

[@noahtickle9795]

I love this lady.

[@irishgrandma1912]

Lovely to see this lovely lady showing people how to make a healthy bread. From Irish Grandma

[@katefechtig3275]

Thank you so much, Margaret! I am 25 years old and trying to recreate some of the recipes my grandmother used to make and this video made me tear up thinking of her. Will be trying out this recipe this weekend after the Odlum's flour is delivered!

[@annemariedavis3591]

What a lovely woman,sending regards from Tenerife,Dublin woman here watching,what a Pleasure xx

[@CarmenSmithStuder]

Dr Joe….this was precious. Thanks you for sharing! Adore her!

[@colleenmurray8671]

Loved watching this I will be making this ❤️ looked at all different recipes made a few years ago they were aweful Thanks Margaret I’ll carry on your tradition I went to Ireland twice and loved the brown bred 😍

[@bugsy8734]

WHAT A WONDERFUL IRISH RECIPE!! THANK YOU MARGARET!! I HAVE ROOTS IN IRELAND AND MY GRAMMA MADE THIS BREAD. IT IS SO GOOD!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ☺

[@rustystreamliner]

Thanks for this. Reminds me of my grannies and my my mom. I will try it.

[@mariamarchionda9485]

every time I watch this I smile from ear to ear. I am baking this today. Thank you for sharing. It's like getting a recipe from my mom.

[@tammythomas2442]

She's beautiful...and so happy ...what a blessing .thank you for sharing

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thank you!

[@deborahheaney6601]

I’m from the north of Ireland not far from Monaghan. I really enjoyed watching your lovely mum. 💕

[@eleishas]

Great recipe!!! Thank you from Italy

[@Jazbo777]

An awesome lesson with a very sweet and gracious teacher.

[@barrysvendsen9161]

I’m about to try baking my first Irish soda bread & I’ve chosen this recipe - I like that it’s flat, even & consistent compared to so many other videos where the bread ends up in a round mound. She’s so sweet❣️

[@Irishhayleysandiego]

Made this today Was delicious thank you

[@dalspartan]

Love this lady

[@evafinch6298]

Thank you Margaret. I live in Australia but was born in Ireland and it is just so lovely to tune in to some real Irish culture. I remember eating Soda bread when I was young and am looking forward to making some now. Your skills are admirable. You are clearly comfortable with the process of baking and being in the kitchen. Loved the video thank you again

[@kimberlyduncan1053]

My family is from county Armagh. My gran makes soda bread with flour, buttermilk and salt. That's it & it's great! Gran didn't kneed it & just plopped in on a flat pan. Blessed it & let the fairies out.

[@novemberreign7255]

Thank you, Mrs. Ward! Beautiful soul! ❤️ 🤗

[@LyndaThomasflymefree54]

Thx Margaret. Sweet Irish lady from across the pond.

[@karenward7835]

traveled far today .

[@rythymsection7335]

You're a lucky man to have such a sweetheart mother-in-law and if that is your wife in the background, you're even luckier! Thank you for this video. Will absolutely try this but I'm sure it wont be even as close as good cause the magic is in Mum Margaret Wards' hands!Cheers from Montreal, Quebec...

[@ElegantlyDriven]

She is so cute. Thank you for your recipe.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Enjoy!

[@normarigg7940]

I grew up in Donegal....soda bread had flour, soda, salt and buttermilk. We never used olive oil...it was only ever found in tiny bottles in the chemists......we used it to get a nice tan!

[@etheldobre6851]

We also used olive oil for earaches! I remember going to the Chemist shop for olive oil. Butter was the choice of oil, butter helped to keep the bread fresh for longer. Sugar is not at all necessary.

[@neytiriavatar140]

You remind me of my most beloved Oma, grandma Margaret, I love Irish soda bread and you are so sweet and special, your family is blessed by having you. You stab into the dough to get the fairy out of it. Lots of love to you

[@ekay2491]

Legend says that the cross on the dough is to bless it. The small marks are to let the fairies out of the dough so that they will not ruin the bread while it is in the oven.

[@hopflowero6664]

OR THE DEVIL NOT ALLOWED INTO THE KITCHEN

[@eire7837]

@@hopflowero6664 Ahhh yesss be liking that one better haha.

[@eire7837]

E Kay Ahh Baked Fairies kind of hard to think of the poor things baking away now haha.

[@musiclover148]

Ah, yes! Christianity and pagan animism in the same bread technique.

[@karenward7835]

oh God bless . I'm from n y. c store bought my whole life .. grandma did this way fr ira.

[@lynclarke6184]

Thank you Margaret. Just made your recipe and it’s delicious.

[@jw112965]

What a delightful gal!!! A real treasure.

[@pamhodgskin2926]

Absolutely love Margaret. Reminds me of my grandmother who came from Ireland.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Perfect.

[@bobbobson3908]

We make little marks like that in the bread 'to let the fairies out'. I never saw anybody spread the dough out into a square before. Where I'm from in Ireland, it's shaped into a round cake, then a deep cross is cut into it to help it rise to the right shape. Also, butter is rubbed into the dry ingredients rather than olive oil. When it gets out of the oven, wrap it in a clean wet towel for a softer crust if you like.

[@sandraforsythe6966]

Thank you so much for this! What a lovely, sweet lady Margaret is.

[@susanandrew5240]

Thank you Margaret, will make it on St Patrick’s Day !

[@josephinemurphy6443]

Thank you Dr. Joe for making sure it was all well laid out & a big thank you to Margaret.

[@donate1sttt]

Yea Margaret!! U R fabulous! I'm in beautiful Southern Iowa. Today Dec 30 2022. Appreciate u and family to teach us this recipe. It's 3am couldn't sleep but now need to go to store for buttermilk. Happy 2023 share a smile everybody, kindness works!!

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thank you - happy New Years!!

[@bigblue1972]

Margaret your so lovely ,you remind me of my mum she was a great cook and also baked l,ike you she learned all this from her mum who came from the scottish island s,,,,,God bless

[@bhurtado5203]

How kind lady and how beautifull smile. She looks absolutely happy. I will prepare this recipe. It is great to keep old ways of our elders. Thank you very much from Spain

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thank you very much.

[@jwoodard621]

Ive watched this before i love watching this well done margaret happy 2023 xxxx

[@todde269]

Love it! What a lovely mother you have! Mine passed a few years back... took me back watching you really savor walking through a special treat with your mom! God’s blessings!

[@elainebarry3096]

Fantastic. Lovely Irish lady with simple homemade traditional recipe xxx love from scotland x

[@neillpriest-fletcher8263]

"Mum" is a legend. A real pleasure to watch this and I imagine she loved every minute of making this and being part of a busy kitchen. Thankyou all.

[@bouchedrepisa]

Today April 4 looking for a recipe to do with my daughter couldn't found some much beautiful to watch. She is adorable. God bless her and protected. A little tiers just imagine that people like her we have to protect from this situation (covid-19). What adorable lady. Hugs From Montreal Canada.

[@ignatiusjk]

She's so sweet,and I just love her accent. God Bless her.

[@kieransavage3835]

A real Northern Irish accent.....so soft....

[@Madridme3]

What a sweet woman! She had me smiling the whole time.

[@TheNaturesPearl]

What a sweet and fun treasure of a lady. Enjoy that grandma/mom as much as you can. She reminds me of my late great grandma Martha. Record more videos of special food she cooks. You’ll be glad you did. Bless you Margaret!

[@teresah4190]

What a sweet lady. Many mothers fed hungry families with simple breads. Love it!

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thank you!

[@sherryshirley3179]

She is so precious 😍 I love her and her recipe 😍

[@bitesizedbibleinsights4183]

What a sweet GranMum, In these days of the CoronaVirus I am learning how to make bread at home, then I found this beautiful recipe and Mum. GOD bless her!

[@juliemetaxa1480]

What about yeast

[@jenandbeckybaxter457]

@@juliemetaxa1480 Irish soda bread doesn't have yeast. The bicarbonate of soda make it rise a little.

[@bosstrading928]

God love her! ♥️ she reminds me of my mum. Sounds like she's hardly lost any of her Monaghan accent 😀 I'm curious to know how long she's lived in the states?

[@juliawalkerthompson5681]

Lovely lovely Mrs Ward You are my hero So humble with your skills No need for cooking school Love the shape 😍 ❤ will cut beautiful slices

[@elainearchibald9020]

What a sweetheart of a lady! Thank you for your beautiful smile and lovely recipe!❤

[@irisheyes7113]

Amazing this lady is from my home county of Monaghan in Ireland. ❤️

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thanks for watching!

[@ariainman6691]

YOU DID A SUPER JOB OF GETTING THIS AUTHENTIC RECIIPE FOR US. THANK YOU. Aria

[@929brendan]

Today is the third time I am referring to this how to video. Thank you for making it and posting!

[@annjones3672]

She is precious!

[@tawnyamiller4716]

Margaret, Thank you so much for the bread making lesson! And to the family...What a great way to share her and keep her and experience her forever! I so wish I had done some like this with my mom.

[@elizabethmefford7200]

Such a lovely lady. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thank you!

[@marthadrovetto7564]

Hola, he probado muchas recetas de "irish bread" pero la de Margaret es la mejor, muchas gracias por compartirla.

[@Lisa-ny2mr]

I love this! Makes me want to record my mother in law doing all her baking to preserve tradition.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

It's so special to record these events-last forever.

[@shannonrinehart4635]

Great video guys! We need to record more of our elders knowledge lest we forget it! God Bless her!

[@LadyMarie880]

Awe how sweet , I wasa stood on a kitchen chair and watched my Grandma made this bread. She would make two just like that . And yes she came from Ireland , one was for us and one for and old Lady that lived in the bush but it was the next farm and wasn't doing well, she had lost her Hubby the winter before. So Thankyou Mrs. Ward Thankyou. hahaha Dad wanted his fried with his eggs in the morning for his breakfast... so Lovely, thankyou for the bring back a Memory.

[@leilanofsker3559]

I couldn't wait to try this recipe for our St Patrick's Day Potluck Dinner at our community center. I ordered the Odlums Flour but didn't come in on time. So I substituted with wholewheat. I thought it was going to be a flop BUT it was the biggest hit of the entire dinner. Everyone loved your Recipe. We ran out of it. Next year I will have to make a double batch. Thank you so much for posting this video. I can only hope you will pass this information to Margret Ward herself in Ireland.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thanks for the kind remarks.

[@patrickguinan6734]

If you would like make this while camping get some buttermilk powder. Mix in with the dry ingredients and bag with a vacuum dealer .To make bread in the field simply add water and knead.

[@ldg2655]

What a delightful video!! Several years ago, I vacationed at Castle Leslie in Monaghan. I stayed a night or two at a B&B owned by a older lady from America who had married an Irishman and moved to Monaghan.. I very much enjoyed my visit. I had hoped to meet the chef at Castle Leslie and learn how he made their soda bread, but it was busy and I felt like I was in the way... lol.. Thank you for the recipe! I will try this soon!

[@johnoconnor2575]

I just love this lovely lady she reminds me so much of my grandmother

[@sharonflynn3330]

Oh isnt she just lovely. X I'm from Southern Ireland ( Limerick). Living in England . I'm def off to get some buttermilk now and make her lovely cake bread xxxx and some real Irish butter to go with it and a nice mug of Barry's tea xxx

[@karenhillier6912]

thank you for sharing your wisdom

[@eunicestone838]

Wow! What a beautiful home.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thanks for the kind comment.

[@ellenjansz2478]

I've watched this video several times and I always find I've a smile on my face from the delightful Mrs Ward and the great background music. Cheers from Melbourne Australia Mrs Ward

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Many thanks!

[@AliciaInWonderland22]

What a sweetheart she is!

[@pramilaverma2618]

Thanks mama.we are blessed to learn from you. You are so graceful. A motivation for all womanfolk.

[@noeleenboyle814]

I'm living in Castleblayney Co. Monaghan. Lovely video with a beautiful lady. Margaret you never lost your lovely Irish accent. You made my day.

[@stevestawen9922]

Big shout out from Ireland , west cork ! Just listening to this and making it ! What a treasure !

[@Ryemom2]

Great recipe! What an adorable family💕.

[@preppersbroadcastcha]

Love this Woman!! Thank you so much. I enjoyed watching this more than you know. Your lucky to have your Mom and Grandmother ❤️

[@lindacarlton3154]

I'm so glad KZbin recommended this! Best video ever. I'm going to make this. She's a delightful little lady. God bless y'all.

[@JoeGalatiMD]

Thanks for the kind comments. Unfortunately, Margaret passed in January 2022.

[@creatiffy]

Margaret is an amazing lady so sweet I have tried her recipe it is yummy All best from N Ireland

[@mcemsi9565]

Thankyou so much, so m uch, dear Margaret. It is so moving, so nice, so xweet, to look a t you making the bread, and hear your voice. I'm from Brittany, so a bit a celtic cousin (our languages gaelic and breton are cousins, even if breton is much closer to welsh). I saw a lot of irish soda breads various recipes, but yours is really different, with il, and cooked in a suare pan, so in my cooking notebook it will be calle "Margaret ward irish soda bread" (or maybe a nice irish nmame for Margaret, such as "Molly irish soda bread, a Margaret Ward recipe" ! . I was told that the holes on the bread, (between the arms of the cross, were to let the fairies go out, for them not to play with the bread and damage it while it is in the oven. IWe, celt people, we like the fairy tales, the fairies. so I llike this thinking about the holes in the bread. So, Margaret, kisses from Brittany (west of France).

[@pennywitter9515]

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[@kfetter9046]

I love your mother-in-law, Margaret! She is delightful and so lovely to listen to. Thank you so much for sharing this video. I hope you are making video recordings of her telling you about her childhood in Ireland - that would be a treasure for you and your family! I wish I knew more about my grandmother's life, who was from County Cork. I lost her when I was about 12.

[@warmwoolsoxgood4559]

A lovely lady and sweet as the day is long! Thank you, ma’am, for sharing your delicious recipe and especially your charming style and grace. God bless you, and for putting up with his constant interruptions! LOL Dude! Manners! I’m baking this loaf in the morning!

[@bodhicat93]

Love this video. RIP Margaret, and thanks for the lesson.

[@MirrorDomains]

I always respect when an elder passes on their knowledge! Thank you!

[@marcianobles7897]

Thank you so much for your tutorials. Your mom is so marvelous. She reminds me of my mom. My heart is very warmed

[@shannonkincaid423]

Thank you so much for sharing. She reminded me of my grate- grandma Elsie also from Ireland. We had lost her recipe but I wanted to make it for St. Paddy's day.

[@gailhitson6722]

I wish she was my Grandma! Such a lovely lady with a delicious Irish Soda Bread recipe. Yummm..

[@gladysclausing8785]

Enjoyed your lovely Mum making her Irish Soda bread. Couldn’t believe how much your Mom looks like my Mom (and she’s not Irish.) She’s beautiful! I have several recipes but we’ll definitely try this one. God bless your Mom!

[@GiaFolchSchulz]

She is sooooo adorable! Hope she's ok and keeps making that awesome bread ❤

[@markfox2882]

Thanks for posting. I’m away from home and can’t get soda bread so please thank you Ma for her help. Slán