Irresistible Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread


Irresistible Irish Soda Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder (check date for freshness)
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and
buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just
until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 65 to
70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for
best flavor. Makes 12 servings



Irish Soda Bread

3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
1 1/4 cups to 2 1/2 cups buttermilk (quantity will vary depending on the
flour's absorbency). *

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees if making soda cake. Sift dry ingredients
well. Soda must be thoroughly distributed throughout mixture. Make a hole
in the center and add half the buttermilk. Stir, adding buttermilk until
dough looks fairly dry but is squashy. Turn onto floured board and need
for no more than ninety seconds. Over kneading will result in a tough
bread. For soda cake, shape the dough into a circle with a diameter of 8
or 9 inches. Cut a cross on top and place on a floured baking sheet. Bake
for 45 or 50 minutes.



Irish Soda Bread

6 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
3 Tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/2 cup buttermilk
3 1/2 Tbsp caraway seeds (optional)
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Preheat Oven to 375 degrees. Mix dry ingredients well (including raising,
if using). Add buttermilk all at once, and stir with a wooden spoon just
until a soft dough forms. Pour dough onto kneading surface and knead for
about a minute until dough is smooth but not sticky. Add a little extra
flour if dough seems to be too soft. Divide dough in half and shape into
two round loaves. Press the top down to slightly flatten. Place on
ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle a little extra flour on top of each loaf.
Cut a cross on the top of each loaf. Rest for ten minutes, then bake for
40 minutes.



Irish Soda Bread

Preheat over to 375 degrees.

4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp baking powder (check date for freshness)
1 Tbsp baking soda
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 tsp cardamom
1/4 cup butter
1 egg, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups buttermilk, at room -temperature
1 1/2 cups currants (washed and picked over)
2 tsp grated lemon zest

Mix first six ingredients. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Mix egg and
buttermilk together, and add to the dry ingredients. Stir until blended.
Add currents and lemon zest and stir well. Turn onto floured surface and
knead for three minutes until smooth. Divide dough into half. Shape each
half into a round loaf. Place each in a greased 8 inch cake pan, pressing
down until dough fills the pan. Cut a cross on top of each loaf. Bake for
40 minutes. Bread will sound hollow when you tap it. Cool on wire rack.



Irish Soda Bread

Here is a great recipe for traditional Irish soda bread... . It goes great
with corned beef and cabbage ... . You can either make it sweet or plain
depending on your taste.

1 lb plain white Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1/8 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Sugar or dark molasses
1/2 cup Raisins or Currants (optional)
1/4 cup Egg Substitute
1 cup Milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour, soda, sugar, cream of tartar and
salt into a bowl, add dried fruit mix well. Add egg in a separate bowl
with milk, beat together (add molasses to this if using it). Add to other
ingredients and mix into a dough. Turn onto lightly floured board, knead
and mold into a smooth round dough. Put onto a baking sheet and flatten to
about 1/2 to 2/3 inch thick. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until bread is golden
brown, remove from oven and let cool.

Serving Suggestion: This bread is wonderful with a fruit preserve, apple
butter or just by itself. It also make great sandwiches. The sandwiches
are very hardy and stand up to sitting around in your lunch bag or picnic
basket.


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