stampy

Stampy is a traditional name for one of the many Irish potato breads. While the recipe below calls for this one to be baked in the oven, this is a recent development: Irish kitchens didn't usually have ovens until the late nineteenth century, so stampy in its most authentic form would have been either a griddle bread, or would have been baked inside a covered pot either hung over the coals of the kitchen fire, or resting in them.

Making stampy is a little labor-intensive -- grating the potatoes and letting their starch settle out takes a while -- but the result is worthwhile. Stampy cakes hot out of the oven and slathered with butter are are a rich and flavorsome experience. (Some have said that the only really good accompaniment for them is Irish whiskey. Your mileage may vary, but it's worth trying...)

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