Favorite Irish Bread Recipe

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My friend Mary Manning was born in Ireland-and so was her easy-to-make bread recipe. Folks stand in line to get a slice. Serve it with butter, jam and a hot cup of tea. —Sadie M. Rotondo, Rockland, Massachusetts

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Favorite Irish Bread Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 27 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1-1/2 cups raisins
  • 2 tablespoons caraway seeds, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins and caraway seeds if desired.
  • Transfer to a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 piece equals 145 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 18 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Irish Bread in Country Woman October/November 2008, p34

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Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2013 by firstshirt78

had no 2% so I used my grandson's Green Vanilla flavored milk. local company makes it every year for St. patty's. My family went nuts over it. Very moist, very tasty.

Reviewed on Apr. 09, 2012 by grandmastouch

We enjoyed this bread. It had a nice texture and somewhat sweet flavor. I substituted dried cranberries for the raisins and did not add the caraway seeds. I made a nice breakfast bread.

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2012 by lmckin

Made first time for St. Paddy's Day lunch as per recipe ... everyone raved over it. 2nd time made for a quilting group but left out caraway seeds and used dried cranberries instead of raisins. Everyone present had to have recipe. My wife has decided that will be a permanent addition to our cookbook!

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2012 by jbillitti

Exceptional when toasted! Made the recipe as is except omitted caraway seeds and substituted half the raisin with diced plums to cut down fruit sweetness. This is a great "tea" bread and so easy to make. I'd love to make mini-loaves but am unsure of bake time; I guess I'll experiment!

Thanks for a great recipe....

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2012 by zucchinilady

the first time I made this I only used half of the caraway seeda...the second time I used dried cranberries...vey yummy both times...keep this on hand to bake in a hurry to give to neighbors..

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2012 by donna r. knox

My husband loved this, especially with the caraway seeds. It I is so quick and easy to make.

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2012 by moogette

A bit sweet, but not overwhelmingly so and the texture is more cake-like but if you can deal with these comments, the "bread" is absolutely delicious and really easy to make. Let's see, 4 starts or 5? Definitely a big 5.

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2012 by oeg1kallee

I did not add the caraway seeds. It was more sweet than I expected. More of a teatime bread.

Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2012 by dragonlady27

Made this today. Never had Irish soda bread before. This was great!! Only used 1 tablespoon caraway which gave it enough flavor. Will definitely make again.

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2012 by fredaevans

Simple as you can get ... but make more ... you'll need it.

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