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Irish Soda Bread

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Irish Soda Bread | LeMoine Family Kitchen. I've made this recipe so many times and every time it is PERFECT! Perfect for St. Patricks Day or just because!

Weather you are Irish or not {like me}, everyone is a little Irish on St Patricks Day. We celebrated a little early, having our family over yesterday for the whole 9 yards… corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and of course Irish Soda Bread! I LOVE Irish Soda Bread!! I don’t know why we only eat it once a year, thats just crazy! Its so so good! Nice crusty exterior, tender raisin packed inside and just perfect with some Irish butter!

This was the first time I made my own Irish Soda Bread and it came out so good that I made 3 loaves! This bread is really pretty simple to make. You mix the ingredients in a bowl and knead a few times then bake until golden. There are so many variations out there for Irish Soda Bread; with or without raisins, sweet or not, some use caraway seeds. Heres what I think, make the kind that you will enjoy eating. I happen to love raisins so mine is pretty well packed with them. This bread is very lightly sweetened. This bread is best served fresh out of the oven or within a day or two slightly warmed in the oven. I also love to sliced, toast and slater with Irish style butter, its so so delicious!

Irish Soda Bread | LeMoine Family Kitchen. I've made this recipe so many times and every time it is PERFECT! Perfect for St. Patricks Day or just because!

 

Irish Soda Bread
Author: Angela LeMoine
Ingredients
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 6 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4- 1 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a bowl, stir together the dry ingredients, the flours, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  3. Stir in the raisins to distribute evenly.
  4. Stir in the buttermilk until mostly combined, Do not over mix.
  5. Pour the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5-6 times to bring the ingredients all together and form the loaf.
  6. Place onto a lined baking sheet and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  7. Bake for approx 45 minutes until lightly golden. {NOTE: depending on how high of a loaf you make the baking time will vary.}
  8. Allow to rest prior to slicing.

 

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  8. Your Irish soda bread looks perfect! I adore soda bread, it’s one of my favorite things to make and I make it all the time!! Reminds me of my month spent with my finaces family in Ireland last year 🙂 I must make your recipe next time!

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  11. I’d say you’re a soda bread pro! I’ll be giving your recipe a try when I dig into my lovely corned beef and cabbage dinner this St. Pat’s Day!

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  13. Soda bread is one of my favorite breads! That nice crumb and the little sweetness from the raisins are irresistible. Pinning this recipe so I have handy when cravings strike!

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  19. This was super easy to make and the texture was so much better than my regular recipe. I guess I should say my old recipe, because this is now my NEW recipe!

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