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Irish Soda Bread with Raisins{& my non-Irish Heritage}

February 26, 2014 by Kayley 11 Comments

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Well, here we are. The first St. Patrick’s Day recipe of the season. Can I just say how much I love St. Patrick’s Day? Aside from Christmas it has always been my favorite holiday. Ireland has always intrigued me. I grew up watching a lot of movies based in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales(The Secret of Roan Inish is a long time favorite), along with listening to many good old Irish tunes. My favorite books are all based on Irish mythology and historical fiction(do check out Juliette Marillier, she is my favorite author) and my kids have Irish names.

I even have dabbled in a bit of Irish dancing, which I love. Must get back into that soon.

Am I Irish? No. Scottish, actually. But they are next door neighbors! Like most of us, I have several different European cultures making up my history, but the largest chunk comes from Scotland. Mary, Queen of Scots was actually my(way way way back) grandmother. Do I watch the current show? Haha, Nope. A little too much blood and heaving bosoms for my taste. But I love the cultures of both Ireland and Scotland and WILL make it over there someday. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

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My Dad lived in both Ireland and Scotland for a few years. But he failed to learn how to make several important recipes. Like Soda Bread(shame, shame). But he did say that the real thing is much more basic than what we would make over here in the states. Just flour, baking soda, and buttermilk. Raisins would have only been used on a rare occasion, as a special treat. And Butter and sugar were never used in it.

The recipe I use is not completely traditional. It does have butter in it, as well as raisins. But no sugar! Look at me go. The raisins make up for any lack of sweetness. My kids and I love to have it around to snack on, with a hearty smear of butter on top.

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Soda bread is a dense quick bread that is leavened with Baking Soda instead of yeast.

Serve this bread alongside a hearty stew(look for a lamb based one coming your way soon!). Like I mentioned above, I really like it on it’s own as a snack bread as well.

And if you haven’t entered the current giveaway, do so here! You have a pretty good chance of winning!

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Irish Soda Bread with Raisins
 
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Makes 1 loaf.
Ingredients
  • 2 C. Flour
  • 1 t. Baking Powder
  • ½ t. Baking Soda
  • ¼ t. Salt
  • 3 T. Butter
  • ¼ C. Raisins
  • 1 Egg White, lightly beaten
  • ¾ C. Buttermilk
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
  3. Cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs(I use my fingers to do this, but you could use a pastry cutter if you had one).
  4. Stir in the raisins and make a well in the center of the mixture.
  5. Pour the buttermilk and the egg white into the well and stir in until just moistened.
  6. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 10-12 strokes, until it just comes together and is almost smooth. Do not over-knead! Shape into a round loaf.
  7. Score the top of the loaf with a sharp knife, making an 'x'.
  8. Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
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Comments

  1. Chloe Garfield says

    February 27, 2014 at 1:31 AM

    I LOVE Irish soda bread! I am definitely going to give this a try. You’re blog is awesome by the way!!

    Reply
    • Kayley says

      February 27, 2014 at 3:43 AM

      Thank you so much Chloe! I hope you get to try it, it’s a good one!

      Reply
  2. Dina says

    February 27, 2014 at 4:00 PM

    i love soda bread too. will definitely be making it this year!

    Reply
  3. gourmandelise says

    April 10, 2014 at 3:23 PM

    I made your lovely Soda Bread!
    My family and I really appreciated it!
    Delicious with butter on top!!

    I published your recipe on my website, if you want to have a look.

    Thanks again for this recipe!

    Elise

    Reply
    • Kayley says

      April 10, 2014 at 9:10 PM

      I’m glad you all liked it, Elise! Yours looks like it turned out marvelously =)

      Reply

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