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And thus ended the baking extravaganza in a utilitarian bent. For the third act of baking Sunday, I tried out a simple, hearty recipe for that staple of the Irish isle: soda bread.

The recipe is courtesy of the good folks at Baking Bites, who rightfully point out that a bread without yeast is an easy kitchen feat indeed: Oats and Honey Irish Soda Bread.

The resulting loaf emerges from the oven with a faint golden tinge, although its free-form shape resembles nothing so much as vacillating amoeba. The flavors mingle ever so well, with a sharp burst of raisin tempered by a hint of mellow honey. And the bread is photogenic, too.

Slabs of honey-raisin Irish soda bread ever so gently toasted.