Irish Soda Bread. Irish Soda Bread

You can cook Irish Soda Bread using 12 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Irish Soda Bread
  1. You need 3 c. of all-purpose flour.
  2. Prepare 1 T. of brown sugar.
  3. You need 2 T. of granulated sugar.
  4. Prepare 1 T. of baking powder.
  5. You need 1 t. of baking soda.
  6. Prepare 1/2 t. of kosher salt.
  7. You need 4 T. of very cold butter, cut into pats.
  8. You need 1 c. of buttermilk, divided.
  9. It’s 2 of eggs, divided.
  10. It’s 1/2 c. of raisins or dried currants.
  11. Prepare 1 t. of caraway seeds (optional).
  12. Prepare of cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional).
Irish Soda Bread instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F..

  2. Sift together dry (first six) ingredients..

  3. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter or fork..

  4. Beat together 3/4 c. buttermilk and 1 egg..

  5. Add wet to dry along with raisins and seeds. Combine with stiff spoon..

  6. With clean hands, knead mildly and form dough into a ball. DO NOT over-knead!.

  7. Press ball into lightly-greased cast-iron pan, round cake pan, or pie plate..

  8. Using a floured serrated knife, cut a cross (+) into top of loaf..

  9. Beat together 2nd egg and the remaining 1/4 c. buttermilk. Brush over top and sides of loaf..

  10. Sprinkle very lightly with cinnamon sugar..

  11. Bake 40 minutes or until cake pick comes out clean..

  12. Remove to cooling rack..