The Kitchen Door

I don’t know much about Irish Soda bread but what I do know from all that I have tasted is that… it is not all created equally.  Some recipes are more dense than others, some have a hard crust, some are sweeter, some have raisins.  I found a recipe for a terrific, slightly sweet, buttery, perfectly textured (dense and soft) soda bread.  From now on this is the bread I will make whenever I make beef stew.

It was such a satisfying feeling taking 4 golden loaves out of the oven.  The crowd went nuts for the bread and ate every crumb of it.  It is my hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.

Recipe Source: Sage Trifle

Irish Soda Bread

Makes 1 loaf, but doubles nicely

The Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup melted butter

The Instructions

1. Combine all dry ingredients well.
2. Stir egg into buttermilk, then pour this mixture, all at once, into the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened.
3. Stir in the butter. Pour into a buttered loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 60 - 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

By: The Kitchen Door

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