Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread from Aunt Camille VanGelder. This quick bread combines flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, butter, raisins and caraway seeds, mixed with buttermilk to form a rustic loaf.
20 minutes
8
Ingredients
- ·4 cups unsifted flour
- ·1 cup sugar
- ·1 tablespoon baking powder
- ·1 tsp salt
- ·1 tsp baking soda
- ·1/3 cup butter (5 tablespoons)
- ·2 cups dark raisins
- ·1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- ·1 1/2 cups buttermilk (6 oz beaten)
Preparation
- Step 1
Blend all dry ingredients in proper order.
- Step 2
Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Step 3
Add raisins and caraway seeds, then stir in buttermilk to form a dough.
- Step 4
Shape into a loaf or round and transfer to a baking sheet or pan. (Baking temperature/time not provided on original card; commonly bake at 375°F/190°C for 35–50 minutes until done.)
Notes
The original card does not include baking temperature or baking time. The buttermilk quantity shows both "1 1/2 cups" and a parenthetical "(6 oz beaten)" which is inconsistent; 1 1/2 cups equals 12 fl oz. You may need to choose a baking temperature (commonly 375°F/190°C) and bake 35–50 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.