Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Irish Soda Bread

From pandabaress 14 years ago

Thick crusty bread baked with no yeast or loaf pan. Perfect for beginning bread bakers. And St. Patrick's Day!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Lightly flour a large smooth surface for kneading.
Whisk together dry ingredients in large bowl.
Combine in butter until mixture looks crumbly.
Make a well in the dry ingredients. Pour in butter milk and mix just until ingredients clump together.
Place dough onto prepared surface and lightly knead until dough is cohesive and clumpy. (DO NOT knead until smooth. Bread will be tough.)
(Optional) Press dough into flat circle and sprinkle raisins on top. Press into dough. Fold dough into thirds and press flat. Fold into thirds the other way.
Form into ball and place on prepared cookie sheet.
Flatten dough ball into a disc 6in round and 2in tall.
Bake in oven for 40 minutes, rotating halfway through.
Let bread cool on wire rack.
Serve brushed with melted butter.

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turtle66 ate it and said...
Love this stuff! Never used cake flour for this...does it make it that much lighter in texture?
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Reviewed by 2 people

Love this stuff! Never used cake flour for this...does it make it that much lighter in texture?

turtle66 in Sacramento loved it