Baking Soda Bread
Use these two recipes for soda bread, one classic and one a bit more modern, when you have holiday guests to entertain. Soda bread is a staple of many European cuisines, but it is perhaps most eaten in the United States as the St. Patrick's Day holiday approaches.
Traditional Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups of flour
- ¾ cup of white sugar
- 1 tsp. of salt
- 1 tsp. of baking powder
- 1 tsp. of baking soda
- ½ cup room temperature butter
- 1 ½ cups of raisins
- 1 ½ cups of room temperature buttermilk
- 3 eggs
Instructions
Grease a 9” cake pan and preheat your oven to 350 F. Take a large bowl and bix together your flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut the butter into your mixture until fully combined, and then fold in your raisins. Separately, whisk together your buttermilk and eggs. Then beat your buttermilk into your flour to form a dough, which you then should put in your cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes and serve.
Updated Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup of club soda
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups of biscuit mix
- ½ cup of sugar
- ½ tsp. of vanilla extract
Instructions
Grease an 8” cake pan and preheat your oven to 400 F. In a food processor at medium speed, combine all of your ingredients, making sure not to over beat the mixture. Pour your batter into your pan and bake for 20 minutes. Next, turn down the temperature to 350 F and bake for another 15 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes and serve.
Your holiday guests will love this festive bread!
