This is actually my mom's recipe, and she's from Ireland so it's pretty authentic. When I was younger, I didn't think I liked Soda Bread because whenever we had it at school on St Patrick's Day it was really dry with lots of seeds and raisins in it. But, I've come to realize that my mom's Soda Bread is far superior to whatever we had in elementary school. The soda in Soda Bread is baking soda, not any carbonated beverage, like one of my 6th grade classmates thought when I brought it in to share on St Patrick's Day. It's easy to make, so I hope you'll try out the recipe in honor of St Patrick.
Ingredients:
- 4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 C Sugar
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 oz Butter (Room Temperature)
- 1 C Raisins
- 2 C Buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Rub in butter by hand.
- Add raisins.
- Add buttermilk and mix.
- Pour batter into 2 (1 lb) loaf tins.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
To serve, slice and spread with butter. You could also add jam, but I like it best with just butter and a steaming mug/cup of Irish tea. Lá Fhéile Pádraig!
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