Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, irish soda bread. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Wanted an easy Irish Soda Bread to take into work for St. Patrick's Day, and this was it! It's not dry like some recipes are.

Irish Soda Bread is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Irish Soda Bread is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have irish soda bread using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Irish Soda Bread:
  1. Take 3 c. all-purpose flour
  2. Make ready 1 T. brown sugar
  3. Get 2 T. granulated sugar
  4. Prepare 1 T. baking powder
  5. Prepare 1 t. baking soda
  6. Take 1/2 t. kosher salt
  7. Prepare 4 T. very cold butter, cut into pats
  8. Get 1 c. buttermilk, divided
  9. Take 2 eggs, divided
  10. Get 1/2 c. raisins or dried currants
  11. Get 1 t. caraway seeds (optional)
  12. Make ready cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional)

So you can have fresh bread any night!" What it tastes like. It's called Irish Soda Bread because it's made with baking soda instead of yeast. Irish Soda Bread has a beautiful golden brown crust that's nice and crisp, yet inside the bread is soft and tender. Have it with butter and jam for breakfast or it's excellent served alongside a hot bowl of.

Instructions to make Irish Soda Bread:
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Sift together dry (first six) ingredients.
  3. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter or fork.
  4. Beat together 3/4 c. buttermilk and 1 egg.
  5. Add wet to dry along with raisins and seeds. Combine with stiff spoon.
  6. With clean hands, knead mildly and form dough into a ball. DO NOT over-knead!
  7. Press ball into lightly-greased cast-iron pan, round cake pan, or pie plate.
  8. Using a floured serrated knife, cut a cross (+) into top of loaf.
  9. Beat together 2nd egg and the remaining 1/4 c. buttermilk. Brush over top and sides of loaf.
  10. Sprinkle very lightly with cinnamon sugar.
  11. Bake 40 minutes or until cake pick comes out clean.
  12. Remove to cooling rack.

Soda bread is quick and easy way of bringing traditional Irish cooking into your home. As you might be able to guess from the name, it uses baking soda instead of yeast. Traditional Irish Soda Bread has a particular look, but do you know what it is? The marking on top is a cross. It comes from blessing the bread before baking.

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