Irish Soda Bread + Juice Plus!
Irish Soda Bread
Just in time for St. Patty’s day, I made my first loaf of Irish Soda bread over the weekend. I had no idea how easy it is to make!
I googled Irish Soda bread and ended up choosing a recipe from Epicurious. The list of ingredients is pretty short: This recipe makes 2 loaves, or you can cut it in half and make just one loaf. But, one loaf didn’t last that long in my house, so you’d better make 2!
Ingredients
I don’t even know where to get bread flour, or what that is, so I just used all purpose flour
4 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup raisins or dried currants, rinsed in hot water and patted dry*
1 tablespoon caraway seeds*
2 cups buttermilk
*I didn’t put in the raisins or currents or caraway seeds, and it still turned out great!
Preparation:
Into a large bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the baking soda and stir in the raisins and the caraway seeds (if using). Add the buttermilk and stir the mixture until it forms a dough. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead it for 1 minute. Halve the dough, with floured hands shape each half into a round loaf, and transfer the loaves to a lightly greased baking sheet. Cut an X 1/4 inch deep across the tops of the loaves with a sharp knife and bake the loaves in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Transfer the loaves to racks and let them cool.
Have you ever made soda bread before??
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A buddy said she can’t stand soda bread. And I’m thinking, how is that possible? It’s just bread with baking soda instead of yeast. Okay, it nearly always has buttermilk, and often has currants … but it’s still just bread. Really good bread. Maybe not your cup of Earl Grey, so I can understand “it’s not my favorite,” but impossible to hate.
There’s a super-basic recipe in the March Bon Appetit. Just flour, buttermilk, baking soda, brown sugar, maybe salt. Can’t wait to try yours with caraway seeds and currants.
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wow this soda bread looks so very good – I would love to have some -
Looks great Jenn! I’m going to be making my first loaf tonight too!!
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Isn’t bread wonderful… Nope, never made irish soda… but want to now
Superb Jenn!
Happy St Patrick’s Day!