{"id":693112,"date":"2010-03-16T18:48:44","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T22:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2010\/03\/baked-treats-for-st-patricks-day\/"},"modified":"2010-03-16T18:48:44","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T22:48:44","slug":"baked-treats-for-st-patrick%e2%80%99s-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/693112","title":{"rendered":"Baked Treats for St Patrick\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bakingbites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/irishrecipes.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"Recipes for St Patrick\u2019s Day\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two of the most observed traditions of St Patrick&#8217;s day are probably pinching someone who isn&#8217;t wearing a bit of green and knocking back a couple of green beers. Ok &#8211; those probably aren&#8217;t the most popular St Paddy&#8217;s Day traditions, but they certainly seem to be ones that people enjoy! I personally like to celebrate with a little bit of Irish Food, like corned beef, braised cabbage and some homemade baked goods.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll always do an <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2009\/03\/what-is-irish-soda-bread\/\">Irish Soda Bread<\/a>. These loaves are easy to make, since they&#8217;re leavened with baking soda and not with yeast. there are many variations on the <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2007\/03\/traditional-irish-soda-bread\/\">traditional loaf<\/a>, and I like mine slathered with <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2010\/03\/what-is-kerrygold-irish-butter\/\">Irish Butter<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2009\/03\/skillet-scones-soda-bread-farls\/\">Soda Bread Farls<\/a> are another great variation on this type of bread, baked directly in a skillet instead of in an oven.<\/p>\n<p>Irish cream makes an appearance in many of my desserts for St Patrick&#8217;s Day. <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2010\/03\/irish-cream-brownies\/\">Irish Cream Brownies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2007\/01\/baileys-cheesecake-bars-with-chocolate-crust\/\">Bailey&#8217;s Cheesecake Bars<\/a> aren&#8217;t exactly traditional desserts, but they&#8217;re delicious none the less. <a href=\"http:\/\/bakingbites.com\/2008\/03\/irish-coffee\/\">Irish Coffee<\/a> is a good pairing with an dessert.<\/p>\n<p>I would do more green desserts, but green is one of those colors that doesn&#8217;t always flatter foods that aren&#8217;t naturally green. That said, there are some green dessert ideas out there. <a href=\"http:\/\/homeiswheretheholmansare.blogspot.com\/\">Homemade by Holman<\/a> made some absolutely amazing <a href=\"http:\/\/homeiswheretheholmansare.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/shamrock-sandwich-cookies.html\">Shamrock Sandwich Cookies<\/a>. These dark green cookies are soft and cake-like, so these sandwiches are really a variation on whoopie pies. The secret to making them is piping out the cake batter into clean shamrock shapes before baking them. <a href=\"http:\/\/nutmegnanny.wordpress.com\/\">Nutmeg Nanny<\/a> whipped up some <a href=\"http:\/\/nutmegnanny.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/09\/green-velvet-cupcakes\/\">Green Velvet Cupcakes<\/a> for the holiday, too. Like the whoopie pies, these also use green food coloring with great effect. Keep in mind that it is a good idea to go with a lot of food coloring; the brighter the color the better your green sweets will look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the most observed traditions of St Patrick&#8217;s day are probably pinching someone who isn&#8217;t wearing a bit of green and knocking back a couple of green beers. Ok &#8211; those probably aren&#8217;t the most popular St Paddy&#8217;s Day traditions, but they certainly seem to be ones that people enjoy! 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