Irish Soda Bread
Martha bakes Irish soda bread using a family recipe from a colleague at the show.
Maud Herlihy's Irish Soda Bread
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Irish Soda Bread
Martha bakes Irish soda bread using a family recipe from a colleague at the...
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The Martha Stewart Show, March 2010
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Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and frozen, plus more, softened, for skillet
- 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Caraway seeds (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees with a rack set in lower third of oven. Lightly butter a 10-inch round cast-iron skillet; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter, sour cream and egg; mix, using a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in raisins, buttermilk, and caraway seeds, if using, and mix until a sticky dough forms.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Using a floured bench scraper, form into a round loaf; using a sharp knife score a large "X" in the center.
- Place in prepared skillet and transfer to oven. Bake until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. If top begins to brown too quickly, loosely cover with a piece of parchment paper-lined aluminum foil. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
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I substituted 1/2c old fashioned oats and 1/2c wheat bran for 1c of the flour and skipped the raisins. This bread was very moist and I'll make it again, though it was a little sweet for my taste. I think next time I will cut back on the sugar and maybe a little less butter.
I just made this bread. I substituted the buttermilk with milk and apple cider vinegar and I added cranberries, raisins and sunflower seeds.I want to make an extra batch to freeze. It's the best recipe!
I made this bread - it was so easy and so delicious. I did not have a bench scraper or a iron skillet, but bread was still great. My husband said this recipe is a keeper. Thanks for sharing. We give it 5 out of 5 stars.
Kathy Wissmann
This bread is the best I have ever made. My husband isn't a bread guy and he loved it too.
Is this dough supposed to be this wet?? It was about impossible to handle it, but it turned out delicious.
Granddad Herlihy would have got great enjoyment from this!!!!
5 out of 5 stars! Delicious, just like mom used to make. Try this recipe and you wont be disappointed. Thanks Bill and Tim.
5 out of 5 stars! Delicious, just like mom used to make. Try this recipe and you wont be disappointed. Thanks Bill and Tim.
Does this recipe work well with a standard loaf tin. I don't have a skillet?
This is the best recipe for Irish Soda bread I've ever tried. I did substitute sprouted wheat flour (could not get Irish wheatmeal), reduced the raisins to 1 cup and added a tablespoon of caraway seeds. I used Irish butter and Annies organic buttermilk too. This one's going in the permanent recipe file. Thank you!
Absolutely delicious ! I left out the raisins because most of family does not like it in the soda bread, but made a second one fore me with them. This recipe is perfect. Happy St. Patrick's Day !
I just made this soda bread for St. Paddy's day as well, and it is definitely a keeper. Moist, slightly sweet, delicious! Thanks, Bill, for sharing the recipe with us.
i just made this for st. patricks day and it came out so moist and tasty! a must try!!!
Bill Herlihy..I shall try this strictly because of our shared last name. Are your ancestors from Annascaul?
Eileen Herlihy (eherlihy@frontiernet.net)