Best Authentic Irish Soda Bread Bread Machine Recipes

IRISH SODA BREAD III

Steps:

• Add ingredients in order suggested by your manufacturer. Select fruit bread or basic bread setting. Add raisins when indicated by your manufacturer.

CLASSIC IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk together 1 egg and buttermilk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in raisins., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Shape into a 6-1/2-in. round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a shallow cross in top of loaf. Whisk remaining egg; brush over top., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

IRISH SODA BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• Success Hints: Golden raisins give this bread its light flavor and look.
• Dark raisins may be subsituted but will make a darker, slightly heavier loaf.
• The sugar in the raisins creates a darker crust; use your machine's"light crust setting" if it has one.
• Dried butter milk can generally be found in the baking goods section of your supermarket.
• If you can't find buttermilk, regular dried milk can be substituted.
• If using delayed time bake, place raisins atop dry ingredients away from liquid.
• This recipe can be made using the regular, rapid and delayed time bake cycles.

IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine.
• Measure the buttermilk into a 2-cup liquid measuring cup. Add the egg and whisk them together with a fork. Add the orange zest to the cup and set aside.
• Keep the butter in the fridge until you are ready to work with it. Cut the butter into small cubes and add it to the stand mixer.
• Mix the butter into the flour on low speed until it has been completely incorporated in the mixture.
• Slowly add the reserved buttermilk to the mixing bowl and continue to mix on low speed until the dough forms.
• Sprinkle the reserved 1 tablespoon of flour over the currants in a small mixing bowl. Toss to coat, this will help them to not sink to the bottom of the dough while it bakes.
• Add the currants to the mixer and stir to combine, the dough will be very wet.
• Transfer the dough to a lightly floured baking mat. Knead it by hand a few times and form a round-shaped loaf. Transfer the dough round to the prepared baking pan and slice an X over the top.
• Bake for 55 minutes - 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. The soda bread will sound hollow when you tap on it.
• NOTE: If the bread starts to darken too much before the baking time is over, you may lightly cover it with aluminum foil.

REAL TRADITIONAL IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet, griddle, or cast-iron frying pan over medium-low heat.
• Stir the flour and salt together in a bowl, and sift in the baking soda. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and pour in the buttermilk. Stir the mixture quickly together into a dough, and turn out onto a floured work surface. Knead the dough a few times, just until it comes together. Gently form the dough into a flattened, round cake about 1/2 inch thick, and cut the round into quarters with a floured knife.
• Sprinkle a little bit of flour into the bottom of the hot skillet, and cook the wedges 6 to 8 minutes per side, until golden brown.

TRADITIONAL IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Using your hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Wash and dry your hands. Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place it on a buttered baking sheet and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center of the dough reaching out all the way to the sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.