Description
Authentic Irish soda bread does not contain raisins, but I like mine with raisins so I include them. This is a very easy and delicious recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 cup buttermilk, divided
- 1 ½ cups golden raisins
- ½ cup butter, melted – divided
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon buttermilk into a small bowl; pour remaining buttermilk into a medium bowl.
- Stir 1 tablespoon melted butter into buttermilk in the small bowl until combined. Stir golden raisins into buttermilk in the medium bowl. Let both bowls sit until needed.
- Whisk together flour
- sugar
- baking powder
- baking soda
- and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in remaining melted butter; stir until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Add buttermilk-raisin mixture to flour mixture; shape into a ball. Transfer dough to the prepared pie dish and lightly pat around the edges so the top is slightly domed. Slice the top in a 1/4-inch deep crisscross with a sharp knife. Brush buttermilk-butter mixture over loaf until thoroughly coated
- getting mixture into all crevices.
- Bake in the preheated oven until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 55 minutes to 1 hour.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 12