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Quick and Easy Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Coffee and whole wheat toast are one of my breakfast mainstays. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up so why not whip up a loaf of Irish Soda Bread one of the greatest gifts this Lazy Budget Chef (who can’t proof bread to save her life) has ever known – the bread machine. As luck would have it I have more whole wheat flour than white and more raisins than normal because I went to a bulk bin without a container and bought more raisin than I thought. No problem. I’ll make a Irish style whole wheat bread featuring those those happy raisins sitting in my kitchen. I am using the bread machine to make and proof the dough for this recipe and baking the bread in the oven because I want the round shape of a traditional Irish style bread. You can bake it that way or you can bake the whole wheat Irish bread from start to finish in a bread machine. It will taste just the same although I personally think baking bread in the bread maker makes it a little more dense than when I bake bread machine do

Shrimp and Spinach Pizza on a Whole Wheat Basil Crust

My food stores are a little weird right now. I'm heavy on the Christmas cookies and fruitcake thanks our Moms loading us up before we went home and light on everything else.

It's the perfect time to make a pantry pizza for dinner!


homemade wheat and basil crust pizza topped with shrimp, spinach, onion, garlic, and two cheeses. 
Homemade whole wheat and basil pizza crust with spinach, onion, garlic, shrimp,  cheddar and mozzarella cheese

I try to keep a batch of homemade bread maker pizza dough in the freezer for just the occasion. I find that bread maker pizza dough is an excellent use for yeast that's close its expiration date since the yeast cultures aren't as lively as they should be for bread to rise properly.

Husband and I are not married to any particular pizza topping, unlike most kids who want pepperoni or nothing at all on their pizza. That's what makes Pantry Pizza fun! We open the cupboards and freezer, pull out what we find and plop it on a pizza with homemade a little of this on a I-wonder-what-that-will-do in a tomato sauce. We usually end up with something that looks like it came from California Pizza Kitchen, tastes 10 times better, and is a whole lot cheaper!

To try to keep with my lactose free diet, I took a Lactaid (store brand) before dinner. I stuck to eating the pieces of pizza on the edges that didn't have as much cheese as the center section. In a first for me, I let Husband finish the leftovers instead of gobbling them up for lunch the next day. Fortunately, that kept my symptoms in check.

What are your favorite pizza toppings?

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Comments

Mary said…
Your pizza sounds so-o-o yummy! I especially like onions, basil and feta cheese mixed with just about anything else on my pizza, but really as long as the crust is good I'm not too particular.
Lindsey said…
Looks delicious! Did you have a problem with your shrimp overcooking? Or did you add them on the pizza towards the end?

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Lindsey - I didn't have a problem with the shrimp overcooking. I put the plain crust in the oven for 20 minutes to bake. We returned it to the oven for another 10-15 minutes after we put the sauce and toppings on the pizza crust.
Love it! Won't you consider sharing with my readers at http://sassafrassalvation.blogspot.com/2012/01/sasss-sunday-salvation-show-7.html ?

Hugs,

Kathy
Heidi said…
Looks delicious! We love shrimp! Thanks for linking up and sharing at Monkey'n Monday!
Chandra said…
Two loves combined...shrimp & pizza! I've bookmarked this one to try and glad I found your edible place on the web :D