Easy Irish Soda Bread Recipe

March 5, 2020


Hello blog friends.  

I hope you are enjoying the week and Happy March. 🍀

I love making Irish Soda Bread this time of year.

I was given this recipe from a family friend a few years ago.  This bread is so easy to make and it tastes great with butter spread on top.  

I've been sharing this recipe on the blog ever since and it's just in time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.





EASY IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE




INGREDIENTS:

3 cups regular flour
1 egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/2 stick margarine
1 cup raisins
1/4 box caraway seeds
3 teaspoons baking powder 
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
(Dash of nutmeg or cinnamon - if desired)

DIRECTIONS:

All ingredients at room temperature

Use shallow greased 9" baking tin.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Bring raisins to boiling point only.  Drain and cool.  Sift together all dry ingredients.  Rub in margarine.  Beat egg and buttermilk together.  Add to mixture using a wooden spoon.  Fold in raisins.  Mixture will be on the dry side- light dough.  Roll into baking tin.  Smooth top with spoon.  Bake 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.  Reduce temperature to 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.  Cool on rack thoroughly.  Glaze with melted sugar (2 tablespoons) in 1/2 oz. boiling water.  Top of cake only, sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar.  Slice and serve with butter.

Enjoy!

**  NOTE:  I did not use the caraway seeds or the sugar glaze on top of bread that the recipe calls for, and it still tasted amazing.



YUMMY IRISH SODA BREAD!





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Julie


16 comments

  1. This looks so good. I love Irish Soda Bread and I love an easy recipe!

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  2. This looks delicious, Julie! My hubby loves bread with raisins so I'll have to make this for him! Pinned and thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  3. That looks so good! I bought buttermilk this week to make cornbread and have some left over! This would be a great recipe to try! Thanks!

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  4. Looks great! Thanks for sharing Julie!

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  5. Looks so yummy, and sounds easy to make! thanks for sharing! I've never tried making my own bread before!

    Hope that your week is going well :)

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  6. This is one of my favorite breads. Your recipe looks so good. Happy Friday. Have a good weekend.
    Hugs,
    Kris

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  7. Julie, that looks delightful! I'd have that for dessert--I don't like overly sweet desserts. I make quite a savory Irish soda bread myself, but I'd love this one as well!

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  8. Your Irish Soda Bread sounds and look delicious, Julie! I'd love a slice for breakfast this morning.

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  9. I saw the ingredients on a table in the food store the other day and I thought of you!!

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  10. Hi Julie, this looks delicious and so easy, too! I pinned it - thank you! Hope you are seeing some signs of spring. Hugs xo Karen

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  11. I love soda bread! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner party. Have a great week.

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  12. Perfect for St. patrick's day Julie. Easy is good. Hope your week is going well.

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  13. We made Irish soda bread once... but I don't think we tried raisins in ours. This looks yummy. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Encouraging Hearts and Home. Pinned.

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  14. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday,475 your post looks great. Happy St. Patrick's Day and come back to see us soon!
    Miz Helen

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