Gluten-Free Irish Recipes

Gluten-free shamrock sugar cookies are buttery good, easy to make and a charmin' St. Patrick's Day cookie.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Shamrock Sugar Cookies

This recipe makes a light, classic loaf of Irish Soda Bread with terrific flavor and texture. If you tolerate dairy foods and can find it, serve Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread with Kerry Gold butter- the rich, deep yellow,  creamery butter from Ireland. 

Recipe for Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread

Colcannon is a classic Irish soup, traditionally made with mashed potatoes and green cabbage or kale. I used a variety of fingerling potatoes in my recipe, including the colorful and healthy "purple" fingerling. Also this recipe doesn't require that you separetely mash the potatoes- they are cubed and fork-mashed right in this one pot recipe. Serve with Irish Soda Bread for a classic St. Patrick's Day lunch.

Recipe for Gluten-Free Colcannon Soup

Elaine Lemm, our fantastic About.com Guide to British and Irish Food says that in Scotland this recipe is called "Tattie Scones or Potato Scones" and in Ireland "Fadge or Potato Bread." Whatever you call them, these little potato rolls are easy to make, economical and a good use for leftover mashed potatoes. Fadge can be baked or pan-fried.

Recipe for Irish Fadge

Gluten-free dill onion brown bread is a moist yeast batter bread, made with whole grain gluten-free flours, dill seeds and dry minced onions. This savory gluten-free bread makes a great grilled cheese sandwich. It's also a nice side to a bowl of Irish Stew!

Gluten-Free Dill Onion Brown Bread

"Ireland's national dish is Irish stew. A traditional Irish stew was always made with mutton, but more often nowadays, is made with lamb. Controversy reigns over whether vegetables other than potatoes should be added; adding onions, leeks and carrots not only adds extra flavor but also nutrition to the stew. The choice is yours." - Elaine Lemm, About.com Guide to British and Irish Food

 

Recipe for Traditional Irish Stew

According to Elaine Lemm, About.com Guide to British and Irish Food, "Brack is one of Ireland's most famous bakery products." Barm brack is a yeast bread, unlike more common Irish breads leavened only with baking soda. This recipe for Gluten-Free Barm Brack is laced with fragrant fresh lemon peel, plump raisins and chopped candied ginger. The golden loaf is slightly sweet and delicious!

Recipe for Gluten-Free Irish Barm Brack

What better to serve alongside a warm slice of Gluten and Dairy Free Irish Soda Bread or Gluten-Free Barm Brack than a warm, cheery bowl of Gluten-Free Creamy Potato Leek Soup? This recipe can be adapted to dairy free diets as well, perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day when you're not only gluten-free but dairy free too! Recipe for Creamy Gluten-Free Potato Leek Soup

Based on the famous "Guinness Cake," this delicious gluten-free chocolate beer cake recipe comes from Jules Dowler Shepard. This easy recipe is made using Jules' All Purpose Gluten-Free Flour Mix. The recipe calls for gluten-free ale, but if you can't find a GF ale, like Green's imported from Belgium, any gluten-free beer will work. For a gluten and dairy-free version of Jules' Chocolate Beer Cake follow substitution suggestions.

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