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irish soda bread

blentz8 avatar
Recipe by
barbara lentz
@blentz8
beulah, MI

Good easy bread that is crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. You don't have to have a cast iron skillet. You could use a sprayed baking sheet.

yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For irish soda bread

  • 2 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 lg
    eggs
  • 4 c
    flour
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    each baking soda and salt
  • 1 stick
    cold butter cut into slices
  • 1 c
    raisins

How To Make irish soda bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven 400 degrees. Place a 12 inch cast iron skillet on the second rack of oven.
  • 2
    Whisk the buttermilk and egg together. Set aside. Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together. Using a pastry cutter or fork add the cold butter and work the dough into course crumbs. Add the raisins.
  • 3
    Fold the buttermilk mixture into the dough. Mix well then knead for about 30 seconds. Roll into a large ball. Add the dough to the cast iron skillet. Cut an X in the top of bread
  • 4
    Bake for about 45 minutes.
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