Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2011

finally, someone actually knows trad Irish bread does NOT contain raisins or caraway or butter, perfect recipe, though I do 1 cup white unbleached flour, 1 cup brown flour, thanks for the recipe.

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mul

Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2011

Thank you so much for posting the un-Americanized version of soda bread. I'd been trying to find a real recipe for several days and managed to stumble upon this one. Such a relief!

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publicprivacy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Watertown, New York, USA

Living In: Valrico, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2011

Very nice! I added my picture with the fish plate above. I like these with whole milk yoghurt and jam. Yummy. They are very like Scottish baps, very simple to make and with a plain but good taste. I can definitely see making these very often. I initially made some too thick and had to finish the cooking in the oven, and used a think steel pan to cook them. I would think a thick cast iron skillet would be better for holding the heat more evenly. Very delicious and fun and quick to make and I also appreciate not having the sweetness or the 'American-ized' version.

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sweettea

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Bloomfield, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2011

Love this! Perfect for camping since it requires so few ingredients. Just make sure your cast iron pan is impeccably clean!

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Archaeologist_Kristin

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2011

OMG a REAL soda bread recipe! I bake mine in the oven though. Make sure to put a cross on top!

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Irish506

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Richwood, Ohio, USA

Living In: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

I've never made soda bread before so this was my first. I actually baked this rather than fry it. I'll try frying it next time. But I think either way is fine because this bread is delicious. It doesn't need to be americanized by adding sugar. It's fantastic the way it is. It's traditional Irish bread and wonderful. I'll be making this again and very often.

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Nancy V

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

Wonderful flavor and texture for such a simple recipe. I've tried several Irish soda bread recipes and this has trumped them all. I did not have actual buttermilk so I used the old milk with vinegar trick. I always feel like I'm cheating when I do that. *laugh* One note: I followed the instructions to add some flour to the cast iron griddle. I found this not only unnecessary, but rather unpleasant. The flour burns which is unsightly and doesn't taste very good. After the first batch I wiped my pan clean, wiped it lightly with oil and much preferred those results. My pan is seasoned enough that it's probably fine without doing any of that so I will skip it altogether in the future. Great recipe!

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CINJOY4

Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2011

absolutely perfect! i wouldn't change a thing. it's a great base for anything else you might want to to to it once cooked. jam. butter. anything! super easy too... i made it for breakfast in literally 30 minutes! :) thank you!

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alice falzone

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2011

i used whole wheat flour, and it turned out great. quick and easy.

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RaeAnna

Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2011

This is very delicious. I made no changes, and would make exactly the same again, which i plan to do very soon. Everyone in my family liked it also. I liked the fact that it was very moist, although I covered it while it was still warm to make sure that it stayed moist and also softened the crust somewhat, since that was what I was looking for that particular day... This bread would be wonderful toasted for breakfast with jam, but ours did not make it long enough for that!

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