Mom’s Irish Soda Bread

Mom’s Irish Soda Bread

Mom’s Irish Soda Bread recipe is so special to me. Saint Patrtick’s Day was always a big holiday in our house growing up. My Mom would make all the classics like Irish soda bread and corned beef and cabbage. If you love Irish soda bread as much as I do, you need this as part of your celebrations!

My Mom was the BEST cook/baker, but as a kid I was not at all interested in learning to cook or bake. I didn’t develop my love for getting creative in the kitchen until after graduating college (years after my Mom passed away). Luckily I have tons of her famous recipes that I can make myself now!

This weekend, I decided to make her authentic Irish soda bread yesterday and it was just as good as I remember! This recipe has been in our family for generations! I hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I always have. <3

Ingredients:

• All-purpose flour
• Sugar
• Double acting baking powder
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Butter
• Dark seedless raisins
• Caraway seed
• Eggs
• Buttermilk

Only takes a few minutes to prep and beginner friendly!

Mom’s Irish Soda Bread

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp double acting baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 6 tbsp butter room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups dark seedless raisins
• 1 tbsp caraway seed
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Instructions

 

• Preheat 350 degrees F. Grease well a 2-qt round casserole dish. In large bowl, with fork, mix first 5 ingredients. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor-fashion, cut in butter until mixture resembles course crumbs; stir in raisins and caraway seeds.
• In small bowl, with fork, beat eggs slightly; remove 1 tbsp and set aside. Stir buttermilk into remaining egg; stir into flour mixture (dough will be sticky)
• Turn dough onto well-floured surface; with floured hands, knead about 10 strokes to mix thoroughly. Shape dough into a ball; place in casserole. In center of ball, with sharp knife, cut a 1-inch cross about 1/4 inch deep. Brush dough with reserved egg.
• Bake dough, about 1 hour and 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in casserole on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from casserole and cool completely on rack

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