Irish Soda Bread

The sweet and peppery aroma of caraway seed makes this Irish soda bread recipe a winner. Dessert will be ready in a flash with only 10 ingredients in this quick bread! St. Patrick's Day is the perfect excuse to give this recipe a try.

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: 12

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup granulated sugar
1 cup raisins
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1 egg large
1 ¾ cups buttermilk
4 tablespoons butter melted

Instructions

Place rack in center of over and preheat to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 9" by 5" pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, raisins, and caraway seeds).
In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
Add the melted butter.
Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake for approximately 50 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool for 5 minutes. Remove loaf from pan and allow to cool entirely on a baking rack.
Store at room temperature wrapped airtight.

Heather's Helpful Hints

When measuring your flour by volume, it's important that you measure correctly. I like to first "fluff up" my flour with a whisk. Then I use a spoon to sprinkle it into a dry measure cup. Finally, I use a straight edge scraper to level off the excess.

This recipe was adapted and Recipe Originally Appeared on King Arthur Flour.

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