Irish Soda Bread

This is the Irish soda bread that I grew up eating every St. Patrick’s Day. The recipe is derived from a Betty Crocker cookbook with tweaks made by my mom. Traditionally you make the bread with raisins, but if you’re not a raisin fan, you can leave them out.

12 healthy servings

Ingredients

• 4 T margarine or butter, softened

• 2 1/2 c all-purpose flour

• 3 T sugar

• 1 t baking soda

• 1 t baking powder

• 1/2 t salt

• 1/3 raisins (if desired)

• 3/4 buttermilk

• more butter for serving

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375F.

2. Sift your flour, sugar, baking soda baking powder and salt into a medium-sized bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or your hands.

3. Add in your raisins and mix in making sure you coat all raisins with flour.

4. Add buttermilk and mix in until the dough leaves the side of the bowl.

5. I then transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it a bowl, about 2-3 minutes of kneading. I used my dough hook on my stand-up mixer.

6. Place dough on a greased baking sheet and slice an x on the top of your dough about a half inch deep. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until your bread is golden brown.

7. Serve with spreadable butter or melt some extras to drizzle on top.

Notes

Gluten-free: This recipe is not gluten-free.

Dairy-free: This recipe is not dairy-free.

Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk you can make your own by adding 2 1/2 t of vinegar to 3/4 c of milk.