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Irish Soda Bread Recipe

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An Irish meal wouldn't be complete without a lovely loaf of Irish Soda Bread. This recipe makes a beautiful high loaf of bread dotted with sweet raisins. It doesn't last long at our house this time of year. —Gloria Warczak, Cedarburg, Wisconsin

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Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup raisins

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. In a small bowl, whisk 1 egg and buttermilk. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Fold in raisins.
Knead on a floured surface for 1 minute. Shape into a round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Cut a 1/4-in.-deep cross in top of loaf. Beat remaining egg; brush over loaf.
Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 210 calories, 6 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 66 mg cholesterol, 441 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Irish Soda Bread in Taste of Home February/March 1995, p33

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Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2010 by kay52178

This was the first time we had soda bread and enjoyed it. I left out the raisins because we had it with dinner but next time will definetely try it with.

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2010 by patts52ok

Best soda bread I've made in years. I added more raisins, but other than that, it was delicious.

Reviewed on Mar. 08, 2010 by GreenMonster

It was easy and it tasted just like it should!

Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2010 by AMDevaney

Excellent soda bread! My Irish husband (who's usually not a huge fan of soda bread) loves it...says it's better than some of bread you get at home. I didn't have buttermilk, so substituted milk + vinegar, which worked out fine. And doubled the amount of raisins. This recipe will become a staple in our house, I predict.

Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2009 by queenpenguin

Great bread. Not nearly as many raisins as the picture though. I may add more next time.

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2009 by mrruch

My family loves this soda bread I've been making it for years. The only thing I change is dried cranberry's instead of raisins as my children won't eat the raisins but they like the cranberry's

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