Kitchen

[sfnative]

In celebration of St. Patrick's day, here's the recipe I use for Irish Soda Bread.

Irish Soda Bread

Imprinted on the inside bottom of the dish purchased from “Isabella” Catalog

3-1/2 c flour

2/3 c sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1-1/2 c raisins

1-1/3 c buttermilk

2 beaten eggs

4 Tbs melted butter

½ tsp vanilla

1 Tbs caraway seeds (optional): not the same without these seeds

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Mix liquid ingredients.
3. Mix together 1 and 2 until well blended.
4. Grease and flour Irish soda dish, cookie sheet, or 8” cake pan.
5. If a cookie sheet, form the dough into a nice mound and smooth with a metal spatula or knife.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Note:  We have a gas oven and an Irish soda dish an interior diameter of 7.25”, so mine baked for 50 minutes.

[January121]

THANKS ..... I am going to try this .... I am glad it has raisins & caraway seeds in it!!!  😃

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@January121

Hi January121,

I really love he carraway seeds in this bread.  Many people I know don't like it, but I think they lend a special flavor.

(Last year my granddaughter was 18 months old and she "helped" me make one Irish Soda Bread.   When we drove her home that evening, her mom and dad brought it out for a treat after dinner, because it was still a bit warm.  Seems my granddaughter had a great time with her little pointer finger pushing the surface raisins back down into the bread.  LOL!)

[spix]

I make it every year, not this recipe but a large batch, starts with 8 cups flour so it makes 4 loaves, I do 2 batches, our Northwest Side Irish Parade after party gets 4, others go to a few & 1 for me, delicious!

[DiAnne]

I am Irish and I think the caraway seeds could only help!

[feline groovy]

Hey I'm a bread lover and  a Jew, so you know how I feel about caraway seeds LOL.