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Irish Soda Bread
SUBMITTED BY:
June DeWeese
PHOTO BY:
NOELLER67
"Each St. Patrick's day, I bake this bread for my neighbor, who is Irish. Then I make another loaf for my family to enjoy. Sweet raisins contrast nicely with the caraway."
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PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
1 Hr 20 Min
READY IN
1 Hr 40 Min
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INGREDIENTS
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons cold butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
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DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the raisins and caraway seeds. Set aside 1 tablespoon beaten egg. In a bowl, combine buttermilk and remaining eggs; stir into crumb mixture just until flour is moistened (dough will be sticky). Turn onto a well-floured surface; knead about 10 times. Shape into a ball.
Place in a greased 9-in. round baking pan. Cut a 4-in. X, 1/4-in. deep, in the center of the ball. Brush the top with reserved egg. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cover loosely with foil during the last 20 minutes if top browns too quickly. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2008 by
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Mar. 4, 2008
Ok so this recipe rocks! I made it twice already, one thing I would say is watch out for your oven temperature...mine is a little hotter than most so my first loaf was a little drier (maybe take care to adjust the temperature and/or baking time. The first time I followed the recipe exactly, the second I used pecans, craisins and orange zest in place of raisins and caraway seeds....to die for. Also as I found the round loaf hard to slice the first time, I made my second on a cookie sheet and just rolled it out like a long fat baguette. Very successful. Anyways, thanks for the fantastic recipe! Amazing with strawberry jam.
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Ok so this recipe rocks! I made it twice already, one thing I would say is watch out for your...
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Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2008 by
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NOELLER67
Mar. 9, 2008
This is so good and really easy. My 3 yr old daughter got a kick out of helping me and it was a good recipe (forgiving!) for her to participate in. I used a cast iron skillet to bake the bread in which gave it a wonderful brown crust that only baking in cast iron can do! I just wish it was a tad bit sweeter.
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This is so good and really easy. My 3 yr old daughter got a kick out of helping me and it was...
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Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2008 by
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John Thomas
Feb. 18, 2008
This was a great recipe! I let the butter, buttermilk, and eggs sit out for about 45 minutes.I didn't put caraway seeds in it, and I only baked it for about an hour. It turned out with a golden brown crust.
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This was a great recipe! I let the butter, buttermilk, and eggs sit out for about 45 minutes.I...
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Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2007 by
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TRANSFORMER
Mar. 17, 2007
Delicious and highly adaptable recipe. The caraway spreads taste throughout this dense yet light cake/biscuit-like bread. I used 1 cup of raisins instead of 1 1/2, which would have made it too sweet for my taste. It makes a huge loaf, so you may wish to halve the recipe, or just make it into 2 or 4 loaves. Everyone really liked it. Next time I'll try adapting the recipe altogether by changing the mix-ins to dried cranberry and walnut. Or perhaps orange peel and fennel.
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Delicious and highly adaptable recipe. The caraway spreads taste throughout this dense yet...
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Reviewed on Mar. 17, 2007 by Cyndi
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Mar. 17, 2007
FIve stars for ease and adaptability. I really liked the moist, biscuit-like consistency. I'm not a big fan of caraway seeds but they were pretty good. I don't like raisins at all so I didn't include them. I didn't have buttermilk so I used 1 c. skim milk + 1 Tbsp lemon juice for the buttermilk. I also added what little bit I had left of sour cream and plain yogurt to make up the other 1/2 c. buttermilk. It came out great! It was a perfect sized loaf for us. A nice and easy last-minute addition to our St. Patrick's day meal.
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FIve stars for ease and adaptability. I really liked the moist, biscuit-like consistency. I'm...
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Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2008 by
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USALBRECHTS
Mar. 18, 2008
Easy to make and tastes great!! I had bought a soda bread from the grocery store last week for the first time and it was dry, like old biscuits, you had to eat it with a drink of something. I didn't feel like running out to get another and was expecting this to be kinda the same. It is a billion times better than what you get from the store!! Really good and easy to make. I only cooked it for about an hour and it was stll moist on the inside. Will make again and again!!!
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Easy to make and tastes great!! I had bought a soda bread from the grocery store last week for...
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Reviewed on Mar. 8, 2008 by cindy
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cindy
Mar. 8, 2008
I made used this recipe last night.. I doubled it , I made one for home and one for hubby to take to work.. MMMMMMMMMMit was really good.. a keeper.. T.Y.
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Reviewed on Nov. 3, 2008 by Mama Ducky
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Mama Ducky
Nov. 3, 2008
I followed the recipe to the "tee" and I simply did not care for this recipe. I am not Irish so I am not sure if this rating does the recipe justice. However, I have had plenty of Irish Soda Bread that have tasted a whole lot better. My kids didn't even like it (which is strange in itself). I felt the carraway seeds really did ruin the loaf. Perhaps using what others suggested...omitting the seeds, using Crasins, orange peel, etc. might have brought out better results. Thank you for sharing, it just did not please MY particular pallet.
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I followed the recipe to the "tee" and I simply did not care for this recipe. I am not Irish...
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Reviewed on Sep. 6, 2008 by evanston96
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evanston96
Sep. 6, 2008
This Irish Soda bread is so easy to make and everyone loves it!
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This Irish Soda bread is so easy to make and everyone loves it!
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Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2008 by
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