Irish soda bread is the easiest homemade bread to make! Soft and dense bread with the perfect crusty crust! You are going to love this easy irish soda bread recipe!
Irish Soda Bread Recipe
St. Patricks Day dinner… oh YUM! It is one of my favorite holiday meals to make! If you’re looking for something to serve on St.Patricks day I truly recommend you try your hand at making Traditional Irish Soda Bread. It is SUPER Easy!
Irish Soda Bread is a great bread to start out making when you are learning to make bread because it is very simple to make. If you can make a cake from a box mix you can make this Irish soda bread.
One of the awesome things about this crusty bread recipes is that it is super easy! If you have never made bread before don’t worry this bread recipe is super simple!
For our St. Patrick’s Day dinner we typically have either Crock pot Corned Beef and Cabbage or bangers and mash along with this tasty fresh made Irish Soda Bread and some tasty and fun desserts.
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What is Irish Soda Bread?
Traditional Irish Soda Bread is a rustic peasant bread made without any yeast and no need to rise. Perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner paired with crockpot corned beef and cabbage. It is soft and dense while having the most amazing crusty exterior.
How do you eat Irish Soda Bread?
This tasty bread is delicious when topped with butter. We especially love it with homemade butter.
Homemade soda bread is also great for enjoying with soup. We love enjoying it with Chicken pot pie soup, Loaded Cauliflower Soup, and Broccoli Cheddar Soup.
Tips and Variations
I personally do not like raisins in mine, but if you do then you can add 1 cup of raisins to the bread batter at the very end of mixing all the ingredients together.
If you do not own a cast-iron pan you can use any oven safe pan or a baking sheet pan, however I like the nice crust it gets when cooking it in a cast iron pan.
How to Store Irish Soda Bread
When storing it is best to store wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container. It will keep for 3-4 days.
Can you freeze Irish Soda Bread?
If you want to freeze it you can. Wrap it well in plastic wrap and store in the freezer. It will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Irish Soda Bread Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter, cold
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
How to make Irish Soda Bread
Preheat the oven to 400°.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
Slice the butter into small pieces and add them into the flour mixture. Pinch the butter in between your thumb and index finger and make a snapping motion in the flour mixture to break the butter into small pieces.
Slowly stir in the buttermilk until your dough forms one solid mass as you stir it with a fork.
Place the dough on a floured surface and form it into a ball.
Placed your dough and a cast-iron skillet that is at lease 8 inches.
With a sharp pairing knife mark the top of the dough with an X making sure you don’t cut too deep for the dough will open up too much and you will not end up with an odd shape.
Make the dough in the oven until it’s golden brown about 40 minutes.
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Traditional Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons butter cold
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- Slice the butter into small pieces and add them into the flour mixture. Pinch the butter in between your thumb and index finger and make a snapping motion in the flour mixture to break the butter into small pieces.
- Slowly stir in the buttermilk until your dough forms one solid mass as you stir it with a fork.
- Place the dough on a floured surface and form it into a ball.
- Placed your dough and a cast-iron skillet that is at lease 8 inches.
- With a sharp pairing knife mark the top of the dough with an X making sure you don’t cut too deep for the dough will open up too much and you will not end up with an odd shape.
- Make the dough in the oven until it’s golden brown about 40 minutes.
7 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving if this is cut into 10 servings
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Comments & Reviews
steph says
I have been looking for bread recipes that do not need yeast and finally I have come across a useful one. This looks delicious. I will try it out this weekend. Thanks!
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