Grandma McAndrews' Irish Soda Bread



|Grandma McAndrews' Irish Soda Bread |

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|Submitted By: Sheila T |

|Photo By: Nancy from WA |

|Prep Time: 15 Minutes |

|Cook Time: 30 Minutes |

|Ready In: 45 Minutes |

|Servings: 6 |

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|"Make an easy, round loaf of traditional Irish soda bread with a cross cut into the top with this recipe from a real Irish |

|grandma." |

|Ingredients: |

|2 cups all-purpose flour |

|2 tablespoons white sugar |

|1/2 teaspoon baking soda |

|1 teaspoon baking powder |

|1/2 teaspoon salt |

|1 egg |

|1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons buttermilk |

|2 tablespoons canola oil |

|1/2 cup raisins |

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|Directions: |

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|Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet, or line with parchment paper. |

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|In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. |

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|In another bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and oil. |

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|Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Add the raisins, and stir a few times, just |

|until the ingredients come together into a soft dough. |

|Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and with floured hands shape dough into a ball. Place the dough on the prepared baking |

|sheet, and cut a large cross in the top with a sharp knife. |

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|Place the bread on a middle rack of the preheated oven, and bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. |

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|Printed from 3/14/2012 |

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|Nana Dot's Irish Soda Bread | |

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| |Submitted By: JerzPixelPusher |

| |Photo By: Basset Hound Mommy |

| |Prep Time: 15 Minutes |

| |Cook Time: 30 Minutes |

| |Ready In: 45 Minutes |

| |Servings: 12 |

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"This recipe has been passed down from Ireland for generations. If you like soda bread, this is awesome!"

Ingredients:

|1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour | |

|3/4 t baking soda | |

|1-1/2 t baking powder | |

|1/4 t salt | |

|1T and 1-1/2 t sugar | |

|1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces | |

|1/2 cup raisins | |

|1 teaspoon caraway seed | |

|1/4 cup and 2 T milk | |

|1 T and 1-1/2 t apple cider vinegar | |

Directions:

|1.|Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease baking sheet. |

|2.|Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl until evenly blended. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your |

| |hands until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in the raisins, currants, and caraway seeds, then make a well in the center and pour in the milk and |

| |vinegar. Stir with a spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened. |

|3.|Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. Form the dough into a ball and place onto the prepared baking sheet and |

| |cut a large cross on the top.. |

|4.|Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until the top of the bread is golden brown, about 15 |

| |minutes more. |

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|Macomb's Irish Soda Bread | |

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| |Submitted By: macomb |

| |Photo By: Alina |

| |Prep Time: 25 Minutes |

| |Cook Time: 40 Minutes |

| |Ready In: 1 Hour 15 Minutes |

| |Servings: 6 |

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"An Irish soda bread is enriched with sour cream for a tender, moist version. Cut into wedges and serve warm with butter."

Ingredients:

|1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour | |

|1/4 cup white sugar | |

|1 tablespoon caraway seeds | |

|1 teaspoon baking powder | |

|1/2 teaspoon salt | |

|1/4 teaspoon baking soda | |

|1 egg | |

|1/2 (16 ounce) container sour cream | |

|1/3 cup raisins | |

Directions:

|1.|Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan. |

|2.|In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, caraway seeds, baking powder, salt, and baking soda until the mixture is well combined. In another bowl, |

| |whisk the eggs with the sour cream. Gently stir the sour cream mixture into the flour mixture until the dough just comes together; mix in raisins. Spoon the |

| |dough into the prepared pan. |

|3.|Bake until the bread has risen and the top is golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the bread should come out clean. Cool |

| |the bread in the pan for 10 minutes before attempting to loosen the sides of the pan for removal. Cut into slices and serve warm. |

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[pic] Soda bread is a soft textured cake like bread that rises due to the reaction of the acid of a liquid like buttermilk, and a base like baking soda.

Although the Irish didn't invent Soda Bread it is most often identified with them. The "soft wheat" is the only suitable flour that can grow in Ireland's climate, and when mixed like a traditional dough it doesn't form any gluten like a traditional yeast bread, it does work well with a soda bread recipe.

The cross on the soda bread has several explanations, legend has it that folks did it to "let the devil out" while it's baking for good luck, and others say that it made it easy to divide into 4 pieces. It was also a symbol for a cross during Christian holidays.



In the early and mid 1800's, rural Ireland did not have a strong tradition of yeast bread making. Baking was done in the home and, in addition to having limited supplies, time was often at a premium. The use of baking soda as a leavening agent was quick, effective and it produced a much more consistent result than yeast did. It caught on quickly and made soda breads a staple of the Irish diet until commercial bread production began in earnest, though it is still popular in Ireland and many other parts of the world.

The original soda breads contained nothing more than flour, buttermilk, baking soda and salt. The buttermilk was leftover from the butter making process and the bread was almost always served with freshly churned butter. Today, the breads often contain additional ingredients, like sugar, butter, currants or caraway seeds to enhance the flavor of the bread. Soda bread is heartier than most yeast breads and pairs very well with soups, stews and meat dishes. It also makes outstanding toast.

Read more:

1) 3 reasons why Soda Bread was widely made in Ireland:

2) What were the 4 original Soda bread ingredients?

3) What ingredients were added later?

4) Compare soda bread to yeast breads-- list 3 ways they are different.

5) Why does Soda Bread have a cross on top of the round loaves?



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