Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

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.

Step: 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step: 2

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.

Step: 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Per Serving: 387 calories; protein 8g; carbohydrates 63.6g; fat 11.7g; cholesterol 49mg; sodium 581.7mg.

The quality of the flour could make a real deal to your bread. Different brands do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are bet higher in gluten, may give you a better rise than standard bread flours – especially if you’re make wholemeal bread , which not always rise as well as white bread.

To made this in a breadmaker , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the makers instructions.

A dough’s first rising can be make in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can start it night before , then clear it off the next day.