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Irish Soda Bread Recipes

May 14, 2019

piece of Irish Soda BreadThis recipe makes a loaf that is light, moist, and a little sweet. It's perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

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Total Time: 1 hr 15 min

Yield: 2 loaves

Source: The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking-by Brother Rick Curry

Ingredients:

  • 5 cups sifted all-purpose unbleached flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 1 cup raisins, soaked for 15-20 minutes in warm water and drained
  • 3 Tbsp caraway seeds
  • 2 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten

Steps:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease and flour two 9x5-inch bread pans.
  2. greased & floured bread pans
     
  3. Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
  4. whisking flour & sugar
     
    whisking flours & powders
     
  5. Cut the butter into chunks. Mix in with a pastry cutter until it is crumbly and you can not see any bits of butter.
  6. cut butter
     
    butter mixed with flour
     
    mixing butter with flour
     
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  7. Mix in the raisins and caraway seeds.
  8. adding seeds to dough
     
  9. Whisk the egg in a small dish. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour most of the buttermilk in, reserving a little to mix with the egg.
  10. 2 cups buttermilk
     
    mixing egg & buttermilk
     
  11. Add the egg mixture in and stir everything until the liquid is fully incorporated. The dough will be thick, sticky, and should look a little chunky.
  12. mixing egg & milk
     
    mixing dough
     
  13. Divide it evenly into the two pans.
  14. batter in pans
     
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  15. Bake the bread 1 hour in the oven preheated to 350 F. Look for a golden color and test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool in the pans for about five minutes and then transfer the bread to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  16. baked Irish Soda Bread in pans
     
  17. Slice the bread when cool, or just barely warm, to serve. Store in gallon bags.
  18. Irish Soda Bread on cooling rack
     
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 170 Posts
March 14, 2012

Great tasting and goes great with corned beef,cabbage and potatoes for Saint Patrick's Day

 
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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
March 24, 2009

It doesn't have to be St. Paddy's Day to enjoy this tasty Irish bread.

 
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Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 156 Feedbacks
November 21, 2006

I got this recipe from a newspaper insert and gave it a try. It is a very heavy type bread, but was quick and easy.

 
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March 13, 2010

Does anyone have any good, easy recipes for Irish Soda Bread as I can't find mine.

Thanks

By betty hotaling from Slate Hill, NY

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Gold Feedback Medal for All Time! 690 Feedbacks
March 14, 20100 found this helpful

I found this one for you:allrecipes.com/Recipe/ Amazingly-Easy-Irish-Soda-Bread/Detail.aspx

 

Gold Feedback Medal for All Time! 690 Feedbacks
March 14, 20100 found this helpful

Here is another:Irish Soda Bread Recipe : : Food Network
Food Network invites you to try this Irish Soda Bread recipe from Sara's Secrets
This recipe is super easy and delicious. Plus it makes two loaves.

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www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/saras-secrets/ irish-soda-bread-recipe/index.html

 

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
March 15, 20100 found this helpful

Soda Bread

3 tbsp butter, softened
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
Honey and room temperature butter for spreading


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Grease cookie sheet.
Cut butter in to flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl until mixture is fine and crumbly.
Stir in buttermilk.
Place dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes.

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Shape into round loaf.
Place on cookie sheet and cut an X about 1/2 inch deep on top of loaf.
Bake until golden brown, about 35 to 45 minutes.
Serve with butter and honey.

 

Bronze Request Medal for All Time! 65 Requests
March 16, 20100 found this helpful

Hi the best recipe for soda bread I have & 1 I always use is. 1lb wholemeal flour. tsp. salt 1 tsp. bicarb. 1 tsp. baking powder mix together then rub in 2 oz butter (this is for moisture as soda bread can be dry) then add enough buttermilk or ordinary milk to form a softish dough. Just kneed this slightly shape into a circle then bake for about 35 minutes. Let us know which works for you good luck. helen x

 
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