Traditional Irish Soda Bread

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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Prefect for St. Patrick's Day.
Course Baking, Bread
Cuisine American, Irish
Author Catherine’s Plates

Equipment

  • large mixing bowl
  • sifter
  • measuring spoons & cups
  • medium mixing bowl
  • wire whisk
  • wooden spoon
  • 9" cake pan
  • non-stick cooking spray

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup currants or raisins (optional)
  • 1 TBS whole caraway seeds (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" cake pan with non-stick cooking spray or lightly grease a cast iron skillet. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk or sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk 1 egg. Add in melted & cooled butter and whisk into the egg. Slowly add in buttermilk while whisking.
    NOTE: if you don't have buttermilk you can substitute: add 1 1/3 TBS lemon juice to a large glass measuring cup. Add regular milk up to the 1 1/3 cup line. Stir together and let sit for a few minutes.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the well of the dry ingredients. (Optional: add currants and caraway seeds on top of the wet ingredients.)
  • Using a wooden spoon pull flour into wet ingredients and keep stirring in altogether to form a soft round dough shape. (NOTE: you can use your hands to knead to finish working in any excess flour on the bottom of bowl.)
  • Shape dough into a ball shape. Place dough ball into prepared pan. Do not press to the sides. Using a sharp knife make an "X" on top of dough.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour until crust is golden brown. Use a toothpick in middle of bread to make sure it's cooked through.
    NOTE: If bread starts to over brown place foil over top of bread while in the last 10 minutes of baking time.
  • Allow to cool before slicing. Delicious smeared with butter.
    Pairs well with my Irish Beef Stew. Check out my recipe by using the search button. Enjoy.