Do you have a favorite Irish soda bread recipe to share?

[Crissy]

My guys would like to bake some tomorrow, but it's new to me. I'd love a tried and true recipe if you have the time. http://planetsmilies.net/eat-drink-smiley-542.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

[Elaine]

Crissy,
My mom has one from my dad's mother who is 100% Irish. I'll call her and get it.

I'll get back to you.:001_smile:

[Crissy]

Crissy,
My mom has one from my dad's mother who is 100% Irish. I'll call her and get it.

I'll get back to you.:001_smile:

Thank you, Elaine!

[Kate CA]

My guys would like to bake some tomorrow, but it's new to me. I'd love a tried and true recipe if you have the time. http://planetsmilies.net/eat-drink-smiley-542.gif (http://planetsmilies.net)

I have made this recipe (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Amazingly-Easy-Irish-Soda-Bread/Detail.aspx)for years and it is 100% wonderful--tried and true. :) It isn't St. Pat's without it.

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[Elaine]

OK. Here we go.

Irish Soda Bread by Mary Laffey. This is my dad's mom, and today is actually the anniversary of her death. Her wake was on St.Patrick's day and we all wore green in her honor. I miss her.

If you go to an Irish family reunion, everyone brings their own soda bread and no two are alike. For years my mom asked my grandmother for her recipe and she would give her a recipe that wouldn't always work out too well. She was funny like that.;)

Then, one summer, my grandparents were visitng with us and my grandma said to my mother, "Show me your pans." My mother knew that grandma was going to give her the real recipe. A lot of what my grandma gave her were "eye ball" measurements and my mom has since refined the recipe.


Dry Ingredients
3 cups flour
4 heaping tsp baking powder. They have to be heaping otherwise you will end up wth a soda brick.
1/2 t baking soda
pinch of salt (grandma turned the salt shaker over and then back very quickly)
1 T sugar
2 c raisins (my mom uses golden and brown, 1 cup of each)

Mix all of the dry ingredients, and the raisins, together very well. This is important because otherwise all of the raisins fall to the bottom of the dough.

Wet Ingredients
put one egg in a 2 cup measuring cup and beat it. Then add milk until you have 2 cups
1 T butter, melted. Melt the butter and use it to "grease" the pan and then pour off the excess into the milk/egg mixture

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients. The batter should look elasticky(grandma's word), like bread dough. Mix until it's all wet.


You need a good, heavy pan, like Farberware or LeCreuset. My mother had a Farberware pan with a handle that she used and just took the handle off. When my grandmother died, my mom inherited her pan.

Set the oven to 400 and bake for 45 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 and let it bake for 15 minutes more.

Remove from the oven and place a wet, but not sopping, paper towel over the soda bread to help it cool.


Sorry that you had to have all of the backstory along with the recipe. Enjoy!:001_smile:

[Colleen]

3 cups flour
4 heaping They have to be heaping otherwise you will end up wth a soda brick.
1/2 t baking soda
pinch of salt (grandma turned the salt shaker over and then back very quickly)
1 T sugar
2 c raisins (my mom uses golden and brown, 1 cup of each)

4 heaping...what? Is that referring to the baking soda or...?:001_huh:

Funny what you said about everyone coming to a reunion with Irish soda bread and no two alike. That's so true of "traditional" recipes; there's no one "tradition"! I've never had soda bread with raisins, for example, although that sounds tasty.

The Irish soda bread I make is very easy and pretty hearty, made with whole wheat flour and yogurt. I'm sure it's not as appealing to most people as are the recipes you and Kate shared, though. I may have to try this one you shared; I like the history behind it.:)

[Elaine]

4 heaping...what? Is that referring to the baking soda or...?:001_huh:

Funny what you said about everyone coming to a reunion with Irish soda bread and no two alike. That's so true of "traditional" recipes; there's no one "tradition"! I've never had soda bread with raisins, for example, although that sounds tasty.

The Irish soda bread I make is very easy and pretty hearty, made with whole wheat flour and yogurt. I'm sure it's not as appealing to most people as are the recipes you and Kate shared, though. I may have to try this one you shared; I like the history behind it.:)


Good golly!

Thanks, Colleen. It's baking powder, I'll go back and edit it.

[Elaine]

I may have to try this one you shared; I like the history behind it.:)

Thank-you. :001_smile:

[chiguirre]

I give Kate's link a :thumbup:! I'm an inept baker and I managed to make it without any trouble. That may not sound like much but it's practically the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for the culinarily challenged.

[Colleen]

It's baking powder, I'll go back and edit it.

Seems like I'm always harried in the kitchen these days so the least I can do is make sure I'm using the right ingredients.:D

[Laurel]

The Irish soda bread I make is very easy and pretty hearty, made with whole wheat flour and yogurt. I'm sure it's not as appealing to most people as are the recipes you and Kate shared, though. I may have to try this one you shared; I like the history behind it.:)

Colleen, would you share your recipe as well? Whole wheat flour and yogurt is very appealing to me. ;)

The other recipes sound great, too. I am tempted to try them both, just to compare.

[Colleen]

This is actually called Irish Brown Bread. Like I said, I imagine it's not as tasty as the other recipes, but I make it pretty often in the winter because it's so easy and goes well with a hearty bowl of soup.

1 c all-purpose flour
2 T sugar
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 1/2 T cold butter
2 c whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oats (regular or quick-cooking)
1 1/2 c plain yogurt

Mix first five ingredients and cut in butter. Stir in whole wheat flour & oats. Mix in yogurt. If mixture is too dry to hold together, stir in a bit of milk but don't let it get too sticky.

Turn on to floured surface and knead gently a few times while forming a ball. Pat it into a circle on a lightly greased baking sheet and with floured knife, cut a large X on the top.

Bake 40 min at 375.

[Crissy]

This is actually called Irish Brown Bread. Like I said, I imagine it's not as tasty as the other recipes, but I make it pretty often in the winter because it's so easy and goes well with a hearty bowl of soup.

1 c all-purpose flour
2 T sugar
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 1/2 T cold butter
2 c whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oats (regular or quick-cooking)
1 1/2 c plain yogurt

Mix first five ingredients and cut in butter. Stir in whole wheat flour & oats. Mix in yogurt. If mixture is too dry to hold together, stir in a bit of milk but don't let it get too sticky.

Turn on to floured surface and knead gently a few times while forming a ball. Pat it into a circle on a lightly greased baking sheet and with floured knife, cut a large X on the top.

Bake 40 min at 375.

This sounds just right for dinner tonight. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

[Crissy]

OK. Here we go.



Sorry that you had to have all of the backstory along with the recipe. Enjoy!:001_smile:


I love the backstory!
We'll bake this tomorrow, and I'll be saving your grandmother's history along with the recipe. Thank you, Elaine!

[Elaine]

I love the backstory!
We'll bake this tomorrow, and I'll be saving your grandmother's history along with the recipe. Thank you, Elaine!

That's sweet, Crissy. I am sure she would be honored to hear that.:001_smile:

Thank-you.

[Laurel]

This is actually called Irish Brown Bread. Like I said, I imagine it's not as tasty as the other recipes, but I make it pretty often in the winter because it's so easy and goes well with a hearty bowl of soup.

1 c all-purpose flour
2 T sugar
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 1/2 T cold butter
2 c whole wheat flour
1/4 cup oats (regular or quick-cooking)
1 1/2 c plain yogurt

Mix first five ingredients and cut in butter. Stir in whole wheat flour & oats. Mix in yogurt. If mixture is too dry to hold together, stir in a bit of milk but don't let it get too sticky.

Turn on to floured surface and knead gently a few times while forming a ball. Pat it into a circle on a lightly greased baking sheet and with floured knife, cut a large X on the top.

Bake 40 min at 375.

Thank you! It sounds great.

[Mamagistra]

I've never had soda bread with raisins, for example, although that sounds tasty.

My favorite version of soda bread has both raisins and caraway seeds. It sounds unusual but it's soooooo yummy! I make have to make some tomorrow. :001_smile:

[Kate CA]

I give Kate's link a :thumbup:! I'm an inept baker and I managed to make it without any trouble. That may not sound like much but it's practically the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for the culinarily challenged.

LOL! I just love this recipe as does the whole house. I come from an Irish background and it totally fits the bill. So glad you like it too. :D