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Easy Irish Soda Bread

This oh-so-Easy Irish Soda bread comes together fast with just a handful of ingredients. It’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, or any other day you crave something homemade and delicious!

I’ve never met a carbohydrate I didn’t love, and oh friends, let me just tell you that this Irish Soda Bread is so easy and delicious!

Easy Irish Soda Bread

With just a couple of ingredients and five minutes to whip together, it is the perfect side to any hearty soup or stew. It also makes for a great breakfast, afternoon snack or a midnight snack for that matter! But let’s be honest, we all know that bread out of the oven smothered in butter is the all-time BEST!

Here is what you need:

3 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup raisins (optional)
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

Step 2: Then add softened butter to dry ingredients until it is well mixed.

Step 3: In a small bowl mix together the buttermilk and egg.

Step 4: Then add buttermilk and egg mixture into dry ingredients until well mixed.

Step 5 : Then mix raisins with a little bit of flour and add raisins into batter. Knead them into dough batter.

Step 6: Place dough on a floured work surface and knead. Shape into a round loaf. Then place on parchment-covered cookie sheet and cut a cross in the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350ºF and cook for another 15-20 minutes.

Step 7: Let cool on cooling rack, then cut and serve with butter and a nice cup of coffee.

EASY IRISH SODA BREAD

This tasty bread comes together in no time and is the perfect addition to your St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Course Snack
Cuisine Irish
Keyword Easy Irish Soda Bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 slices

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

  2. Then add softened butter to dry ingredients until it is well mixed.
  3. In a small bowl mix together the buttermilk and egg.
  4. Then add buttermilk and egg mixture into dry ingredients until well mixed.
  5. Then mix raisins with a little bit of flour and add raisins into batter. Knead them into dough batter.
  6. Place dough on a floured work surface and knead. Shape into a round loaf. Then place on parchment-covered cookie sheet and cut a cross in the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350ºF and cook for another 15-20 minutes.

  7. Let cool on cooling rack, then cut and serve with butter and a nice cup of coffee.

Recipe Notes

Preparation time: 5-7 minutes. Cooking time: 30-35 minute(s). Number of servings (yield): 10-12.

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Ruth Soukup

Ruth Soukup is dedicated to helping people everywhere create a life they love by follwing their dreams and achieving their biggest goals. She is the host of the wildly popular Do It Scared podcast, as well as the founder of Living Well Spending Less® and Elite Blog Academy®. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Do It Scared®: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love, which was the inspiration for this book. She lives in Florida with her husband Chuck, and 2 daughters Maggie & Annie.

View Comments

  • Well that was definitely a lot easier than I would expect, I would love to try making this.

  • This is not Irish soda bread, this is a barmbrack, real soda bread is made mostly in the north, it has no fruit in it and is fried or toasted, what you are showing is the American version.

    • PLEEEEEASE SHARE YOUR RECIPE OF..........REAL IRISH SODA BREAD❣️

  • We love St. Patrick's Day. Each year my husband makes an awesome corned beef. It brines for 10 days! He'll start brining this week. This Irish Soda bread will make an awesome addition to our St. Paddy's Day meal plan.

  • First of all...I LOVE the new blog design! It's so much easier to navigate. Great job, Ruth! Also...great recipe. Thank you!

  • I'm always looking for new bread recipes-this looks delish!

    • It is really easy and tastes so good!! I hope you enjoy it as well. :)

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