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    Home » Moms Need To Cook » Baked Goods » breads » Easy Irish Soda Bread Recipe

    Easy Irish Soda Bread Recipe

    by Mindi Cherry

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    A good Irish soda bread recipe is one of the most basic bread recipes out there. So easy (and cheap) to make...it is the perfect bread with dinner any night of the week!

    A good Irish soda bread recipe is one of the most basic bread recipes out there. So easy (and cheap) to make...it is the perfect bread with dinner!

    There is just something about homemade bread that seems to fill the house with warmth. It smells fabulous coming out of the oven, is delicious warm and can usually be made for just pennies. My family's favorite bread is my homemade beer bread recipe but this Irish Soda Bread recipe is a close second favorite.

    The best part of this recipe is that you can really make it with very little notice. Decide that you want a loaf of fresh-baked bread on a weeknight? It mixes together very quickly and, unlike yeast breads, you don't need to wait for it to rise before baking.

    This recipe calls for buttermilk which can be found at almost all grocery stores. However, you rarely see buttermilk in pints - only quarts or larger. One solution is to make "mock buttermilk" by mixing 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to 1 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.

    Another idea is to buy powdered buttermilk and reconstitute it for baking as needed. While I DO keep a canister of powdered buttermilk in my pantry for "buttermilk emergencies" (I know - First World Problems - right?), I really prefer using real buttermilk.

    So when I have 3 cups left in a quart of buttermilk, what do I make?  My homemade blue cheese dressing or Copycat Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp (a personal favorite of mine). Or - since a loaf of this bread won't last more than a day in my house, I just keep making the bread until I am out of buttermilk!

    Anyway - to make this Irish Soda Bread recipe, you will need:

    Irish Soda Bread ingredients

    • 4 cups Flour
    • 4 tbsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 1/2 cup Butter, softened
    • 1/4 cup melted Butter
    • 1 1/4 cup Buttermilk
    • 1 Egg

    To make it:

    Irish Soda Bread process

    In a large bowl, mix together all your dry ingredients. Add your eggs, 1 cup of buttermilk and 1/4 cup of butter and mix until thoroughly combined

    Irish Soda Bread process1

    Turn out on to a floured surface, knead a few times and shape in to a ball. Use a knife to cut an "X" in the top. Combine the remaining buttermilk and butter and brush the top of the bread.

    Irish Soda Bread process2

    Bake at 375 for about 45 minutes (brushing every 45 minutes with the buttermilk/butter mixture) until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean

    Scroll down for the complete directions!

    Irish Soda Bread sq

    A good Irish soda bread recipe is one of the most basic bread recipes out there. So easy (and cheap) to make...it is the perfect bread with dinner!

    Easy Irish Soda Bread Recipe

    A good Irish soda bread recipe is one of the most basic bread recipes out there. So easy (and cheap) to make...it is the perfect bread with dinner!
    3.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Author: Mindi

    Ingredients 

    • 4 cups Flour
    • 4 tbsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 tbsp Baking Powder
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 1/2 cup Butter softened
    • 1/4 cup melted Butter
    • 1 1/4 cup Buttermilk
    • 1 Egg

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375. Lightly grease a baking sheet.
    • In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
    • Add 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup buttermilk and egg to dry ingredients and mix until combined.
    • Flour a work surface. Turn out the dough on to the surface and knead briefly.
    • Shape dough into a round and place on prepared sheet.
    • Whisk together 1/4 cup melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk.
    • Brush loaf with buttermilk mixture.
    • Cut an X in the top of the loaf.
    • Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
    • Brush with buttermilk mixture every 15 minutes or so while baking.

     

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    Comments

    1. Bridget/The Recipe Wench

      March 09, 2015 at 1:24 pm

      Yummmm! And I couldn't help but notice your Guinness Beef Stew Recipe! Thank you so much for sharing at the Inspire Me Monday's Link-Up! Great to see you and we look forward to having you back again next week!

    2. Lin

      March 13, 2015 at 10:33 am

      This looks like one of the yummiest Irish Soda Bread recipes ever! I can't wait to try it. I will be making it today! MMMmmm.. Thank you!!! <3

    3. Jen @ Noting Grace

      March 10, 2016 at 2:13 pm

      I am so addicted to Irish Soda Bread and use a box mix which only comes out this time of year. I have been searching for an easy recipe, and am so excited to find this! Totally pinning!! Thanks for sharing and feeding my addiction! LOL

    4. Oklahoma Gal

      March 12, 2016 at 1:50 pm

      I've made beer bread before, but didn't especially like mine. Need a better recipe that tastes good. (love beer, but
      my beer bread just wasn't all that great). Help!

    5. Kathleen

      March 12, 2016 at 1:51 pm

      Sorry to say but this should not be called soda bread. This is American bread. Traditional soda bread has only 4 ingredients; flour, salt, soda and buttermilk. I'm not saying that this bread is not good. It just should not be called "Irish"

    6. maureen

      March 12, 2016 at 4:36 pm

      4 stars
      I hve been making soda bread for years,also the farls, its extra good with raisins,or currants added to the mixture.

    7. Jim

      March 13, 2016 at 9:19 am

      4 stars
      Lined a cake tin with wax paper. Mixed all dry ingredients in a food processor (hate mixing bowls), added wet, processed until dough just came together, tipped out onto floured counter, punched it about a bit, into tin, baked as in recipe. Wonderful, Marvelous.

    8. Pam

      March 13, 2016 at 11:29 pm

      3 stars
      i made the bread but had to add a little more b milk. it is pretty good. B good with tomato soup or
      chilli. i put apple butter when it came out!! Yuuuummmmmm!!

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