Irish Soda Bread is a St. Patrick’s Day favorite in my family! My mom baked this every year on March 17th…and now I make it for my family too! I’m so excited to share my Mom’s recipe with you! It’s simple, delicious and has a more cake like consistency than traditional Irish Soda Bread. It’s perfect with a little butter and a cup of coffee or served with corned beef and cabbage!
Every year I say I need to make this more than just once a year…maybe this year (now that the recipe will be easy to find on my own blog) I actually will!
Below you will find a printable recipe and my IGTV video tutorial. Hope you enjoy this with me on March 17th!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking power
- .5 tsp baking soda
- .5 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter (plus extra to grease a pan)
Add the dry ingredients above to a mixing bowl and cut the 1/4 cup of butter into the flour with a pastry blender until it’s a cornmeal like consistency.
Add the flour mixture to a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook attachment. Put the mixer on low and add:
- .5-1 cup raisin (add to your preference)
- 2 tsp caraway seeds
Next add the following and continue mixing until the dough comes together and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
- 1 egg beaten
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Grease an 8″ cake pan with butter and press the dough into the prepared pan using a wooden spoon.
Using the back side of a butter knife, cut a “cross” into the top of the bread to allow the steam to escape.
Brush the top of the bread with a bit of milk.
Set the cake in a preheated 375 degree oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is golden brown and the cake is baked through.
Serving this with a side of butter (Kerrygold in particular) and a piping hot cup of coffee is my favorite! The perfect St. Patrick’s Day breakfast.
Irish Soda Bread
Equipment
- Stand Mixer fitted with dough hook attachment
- Pastry Blender
- 8" cake pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp baking power
- .5 tsp baking soda
- .5 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter (plus extra to grease pan)
- .5-1 cup raisin (add to your preference)
- 2 tsp caraway seeds
- 1 egg beaten
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl.
- Using a pastry blender cut the butter into the flour mixture until it becomes a cornmeal like consistency.
- Add the flour mixture to a bowl fitted with a dough hook attachment.
- Add raisins and caraway seeds and start the mixer on low.
- Add the beaten egg and buttermilk and continue mixing until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a ball.
- Grease an 8" cake pan with butter and press the dough evenly into the pan.
- Cut a "cross" into the dough using a butter knife and brush the top with milk.
- Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes until golden brown on top.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
xoxo
