Irish Soda Bread
I have some exciting news that I’ve been wanting to share for a couple weeks now… Starting today, I will be contributing as the newest blogger over at Yankee Magazine. Every other week, I’ll be posting about a Yankee recipe over at Cooking New England. Keep your eyes out for this “As Seen on Yankee” icon to indicate the recipes that I’m posting over there. I also added the icon to my left sidebar so you can click over to Cooking New England any time you’d like.
If you don’t live in New England you may not have heard of Yankee Magazine. It’s a regional magazine that’s all things New England – from food to travel to the best tourist attractions and everything in between. For my first post, I decided to take a stab at Irish Soda Bread. Be sure to click through to get the full recipe.
And to sweeten the deal even more, the lovely people over at Yankee are offering a Yankee prize package to one lucky Beantown Baker reader.
Prize Package includes:
– 1 year subscription to Yankee Magazine
– Copy of The Apple Lover’s Cookbook by Amy Traverso
– Yankee’s latest 2 bookazine cookbooks – signed by Amy Traverso (I have the one with the pancakes on the front – can’t wait to make some recipes from it – I flagged quite a few!)
Giveaway rules (CLOSED):
– Winner will be chosen using Random.org
– US shipping addresses only
– Giveaway is open until 11:59 PM EST on Monday, March 19th
– Mandatory first entry – answer the following question: Take a quick look at the Yankee Recipe page and let me know what kinds of recipes, or a specific recipe, that you’d like to see me try and write about over on Cooking New England
– For an additional (optional) entry, Tweet the following “RT: @beantownbaker – Check me out as the newest blogger over at @yankeemagazine http://blogs.yankeemagazine.com/cooking-new-england/” (leave a separate comment saying you Tweeted about the giveaway)









I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 






I prefer a nice soft chewy cookie.
ljyoung85 at gmail.com
chewy for sure!!
Love Chewy cookies
Facebook fan
I’m lovin’ chewy cookies
ralphlucy at comcast.net
Tate’s facebook fan/liker
ralphlucy at comcast.net
crispy! 🙂 with a chewy center! perfect.
i’m a fan!
Most definitely a chewy cookie person!
Soft and chewy is the way to go!
I’m a Chewy cookie person!
facebook fan of tate’s
I used to be a cripsy fan but now i love chewy 🙂
You have been doing some great giveaways lately! I’m a chewy cookie person for sure!
chewy cookies all the way
love soft chewy cookie. yum. want a cookie NOW!
Crisp outside with chewy center.
I am 100% a chewy cookie type of girl!
It depends on the cookies. Most cookies I like chewy, but some cookies are best crispy.
chewy!
Definitely chewy!
Chewy all the way! Num!
I’m already a fan of Tate’s Bakery!
chewy all the way!!
I think it depends on the type of cookie. I tend to like crispy kinds better though.
Chewy for sure!
CHEWY cookies please
LIKED them on FB!
Chewy, for sure.
I love a chewy soft cookie but now you got me intrigued with these Tate’s crispy cookies!
I am totally a crispy cookie kind of girl!
Liked them on Facebook!
chewy of course!
I like chewy & crispy.
I also love Tate’s.
They’re so good!
definitely chewy!!
I am totally a soft chewy cookie person. The hubs like crunchy cookies though so sometimes I burn a few ha
I usually prefer a chewy cookie, but my favorite is a combo of the two.. nice and chewy with a crisp and crunchy edge!
For the most part, I like a chewy cookie. However, there are some exceptions to the rule.
Definitely chewy cookies for me!
Chewy all the way!
I prefer a soft chewy cookie.
msgb245 at gmail dot com
CHEWY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! almost raw!
I prefer chewy cookies, but all cookies are good!
If it’s a cookie, it’s for me! haha
I’m definitely a chewy cookie gal. I will pass up a crispy cookie any day.
I like Tate’s on Facebook!
Crispy 🙂
Chewy cookies are my favorite!
I love crispy!
I like chewy and my husband likes crispy ciikies . . . so we can do damage to both! Ha.
Like on FB
I prefer soft cookies but I love Tate’s crispy cookies!
I am a fan of Tate’s on Facebook.
I like a soft cookie
terrylee5151 at aol dot com
I fan them on fb
I’m a chewy but my husband is a crispy!
<3 crispy cookies!
fan on fb
Chewy all the way!
I like both, I want crunchy on the edges with a chewy center.
I am already a facebook fan.
Crispy for me!
Chewy! Don’t ask me why! I just do!
Crispy. Yesterday I made Tate’s Chocolate Chip cookies. They were divine.
I usually like chewy more, but sometimes I feel like it’s better for me to have crispy cookies in the house because I’m less likely to scarf them all down at once!
First time poster, but I want to say that you have such great recipes on here! I like cookies that are a bit crisp on the outside but nice and chewy on the inside. Oatmeal raisin are the best cookies for this texture!
I am a huge fan of the chewy cookie!!
I love crispy cookies. They are perfect for dunking in milk.
phjones21@yahoo.com
definitely chewy!
DEFINITELY a crispy cookie! Hockeypuck style, preferably – I’m just kidding, kinda – gingersnap crunchiness would be perfect. When I was younger, I used to adore all things cookie dough. One day, I decided to eat one of those giant cartons of premade ready-to-bake cookie dough (I used an ice cream scoop and everything) and was horribly sick. Just the thought of raw cookie dough is nauseating now *shudder*. So I can enjoy the amazing taste of cookies without the terrifying flashbacks to a dreadful day.
And that is my lovely holiday story. =)
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
Already a fan of Tate’s on Facebook (Ashley So). Have a wonderful holiday season! =)
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
I am a strictly chewy cookies person. Mmm, cookies. 🙂
Love the crispy cookies! and Tate’s is definitely the BEST crispy cookie!
Chewy gets my vote
chewy cookies! most definitely
chewbacca
I’m a chewy fan, but the boy adores anything with crunch.
kaseyawickman at gmail.com
Love chewy cookies.
Yentuyen at hotmail dot com
chewy cookies all the way!
I “liked” Tate’s on Facebook, too!
I love all cookies, but a nice soft center with a slightly crispy outer shell is definitely the way too go!
I would love to try these!
I usually prefer chewy but crispy is great too!
I like Tate’s on FB
I like all cookies!!!
liked them on fb!
To me a cookie us a cookie. It ass depends on how it taste.
I like crispy cookies.
karin56381 (at) gmail.com
I like cookies that are crisp and the edges and chewy in the middle. But I really love all cookies 😀
I like chewy cookies all the way.
I love chewy cookies all the way…yumm!!!!
sweetstreatsbycarolyn@gmail.com
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Definitely a chewy cookie person
I “like” Tate’s on FB
Crispy with a chewy center. They are the best, glad to say they are from MY Hometown.. Belinda King
Chewy is the way to go!
Definitely chewy!!
Crunchy! I make soft ones for e eryone else then a crunchy batch for me.
I think I like cripsy better but there are a few cookies that are best on the chewy side.
Marniebrian@gmail.com
I like crispy edges, chewy centers…
I’m a fan on facebook 🙂
I love chewy cookies!
Hands down, I love a chewy cookie!
I love chewy cookies, but my favorite is both chewy and crispy (with rice krispies in it)!
I’m a fan of Tate’s on FB!
Chewy cookies plz!
FB Fan, in da house!!
Crispy, chewy…don’t matter. Me like cookies! 🙂
Liked on FB!
Crispy, definitely crispy.
I just went to Tate’s and “liked” them on facebook;)
I usually like chewy cookies!
I prefer soft cookies!
I also liked Tate’s on Facebook!
I like both crispy and chewy, but if I had to pick I’d go crispy!
CrystalW07 at aol.com
I’m a chewy cookie fan!
Also a tate’s fan on FB
I’m a chewy cookie person!
I’m definetely a chewy cookie person! 🙂
meggie_sue@woh.rr.com
Facebook Fan!
I definitely prefer chewy cookies!
I am a “Tate’s Bakeshop” fan already. 🙂
Chewy in the middle, crispy on the outside
I like Tate’s on fb
Love chewy cookies
williamfsullivanjr at comcast.net
I’d pick chewy!
jlynch6341@aol.com
I prefer chewy, but there aren’t many cookies I’ll turn down. 🙂
i LOVE CHEWY COOKIES!!!!
I am a fan on Facebook!
I prefer chewy cookies, but really, I don’t seem to have a problem turning down any cookies! 😉
I already like Tate’s on FB.
I like chewy cookies…unless of course someone is offering free crispy ones!