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Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Our Irish Soda Bread recipe combines basic ingredients in one bowl for a sweet and delicious quick bread. This soda bread is made with milk, and without buttermilk, making it a recipe using basic kitchen ingredients you have on hand.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: best Irish soda bread recipe, easy Irish soda bread, quick bread
Servings: 12
Calories: 295kcal
Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Coat 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
  • In large bowl combine flour, sugar, raisins, baking powder, caraway seeds, salt and baking soda.
  • Stir in milk and egg until a dough forms.
  • To prevent dough from sticking to your hands, either wet them with cold water or coat them with cooking spray, then shape dough into round loaf.
  • Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes.
  • Using serrated knife, cut 1/2-inch deep “X” into top of bread. Brush with melted butter.
  • Bake additional 30 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
  • Cool on baking rack. Serve warm, at room temperature or toasted.

Notes

Recipe adapted from St. Paul’s Nursery School “We like to cook” cookbook.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
  • Add your favorite dried fruit in place of the raisins
  • Chopped crystallized ginger would be a delicious addition to this bread
  • Stir orange zest into the bread dough
Storage
  • Wrap your soda bread in plastic wrap and then in foil
  • Homemade soda bread will stay fresh for 2-3 days
  • This bread freezes well. Just be sure to double wrap it in plastic wrap and then in foil.

Nutrition

Calories: 295kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 3mg