IRISH SODA BREAD WITH RAISINS

Irish Soda Bread with Raisins image

Love Irish soda bread with raisins with a good cup of tea or coffee. You can add an egg wash to the top of the bread and then sprinkle with sugar before baking, if desired.

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Irish Soda Bread Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

8 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup white sugar, or more to taste
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 ¼ cups buttermilk
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 ½ cups raisins

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add buttermilk, butter, and eggs. Knead together with your hands or use an electric mixer; add raisins. Split dough in half and form into 2 loaves. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387 calories, Carbohydrate 63.6 g, Cholesterol 49 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 581.7 mg, Sugar 18.1 g