Homemade Irish Soda Bread Recipe

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"SOME PEOPLE consider bread to be the most important part of a meal...and this bread just might satisfy such folks! It comes from an old recipe and is by far the best soda bread I've ever tried. With the addition of raisins, it is moist and delicious!"

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Homemade Irish Soda Bread Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 1 hour
  • Yield: 16 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
  • 1-1/3 cups buttermilk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons caraway seeds
  • Milk

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Combine buttermilk and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in raisins and caraway seeds.
  • Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly until smooth. Shape dough into a ball and place on a greased baking pan. Pat into a 7-in. round loaf. Cut a 4-in. cross about 1/4 in. deep on top to allow for expansion. Brush top with milk.
  • Bake at 375° for 1 hour or until golden brown. Yield: 1 loaf.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 222 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 308 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Irish Soda Bread in Reminisce March/April 1993, p47

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Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2012 by ladymluv09

Made this two years in a row and my friends and family devour it and I get asked for the recipe.

Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2010 by sofieming

This is a keeper

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2008 by oeg1kallee

I will make this for St Pat's day- thanks!

Reviewed on Mar. 10, 2008 by oeg1kallee

Reviewed on Mar. 04, 2008 by djb1240

Sounds delicious. Something I would definitely try.

 
 

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