Irish soda bread is delicious

"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
03/12/2014 at 11:35 • Filed to: None

All my friends are going nuts over the return of the McDonald's green shake. Not me, though. What I love about this time of year is the Irish soda bread (preferably without caraway seeds). Too bad it's only available seasonally; I'd buy it all year long if I could.

DISCUSSION (33)

505Turbeaux > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:36

super easy to make. I have my ex-wife's family recipe that is unreal if you want it

Frank Grimes > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:38

post this please!

Jagvar > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:40

I do cook a lot, but stop short of baking. I don't have most of the stuff that baking requires (food processor, mixer, spatula, whisk, rolling pin, etc.) in my kitchen. But maybe it's about time I invested in all of that, because there's a lot more I could make if I did.

ddavidn > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:40

As 505 mentions, this is real easy to make and that's how I plan to spend my evening, if I don't work late. Since I'm doing Patty's day on a budget, it'll be lots of this and some Murphy's.

Mattbob > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:40

where do you get this soda bread?

505Turbeaux > Frank Grimes
03/12/2014 at 11:40

I will scan it in or transcribe it tonight

For Sweden > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:41

Owns and maintains a Phaeton

Thinks baking is too much work

Jagvar > Mattbob
03/12/2014 at 11:41

Around St. Patrick's Day, pretty much every supermarket and bakery will carry it. At least that was my understanding. But I have a friend in Florida who's never heard of the stuff, so maybe it's a regional thing.

Jagvar > For Sweden
03/12/2014 at 11:42

Well, I own it, but the dealership maintains it. I just wash and wax it.

505Turbeaux > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:43

truth be told if I remember correctly this can be made with a bowl, baking sheet, kneading by hand and popping it in the oven. I dont bake very well but every one of my significant others since I was 25 was great at it. Another easy baking project is English Muffins strange enough. I am going to transcribe the recipe tonight for you anyways

Jagvar > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:43

Sweet, thanks!

Frank Grimes > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:45

YES! thanks I want to make this.

Mattbob > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:46

I've heard of it. There is an irish bar in town that serves it (year round I believe), but I've never had it there.

ddavidn > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:47

You don't strictly need all that stuff. I usually make it using a bowl and wooden spoon. And oven, obviously. But I also enjoy baking more than most other forms of food preparation...

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:50

I want this recipe, please.

KirkyV > Mattbob
03/12/2014 at 11:50

Where I live, it's available pretty much all year in any major supermarket. I suppose it's a perk of being so close to Ireland and Ireland.

For Sweden > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 11:50

I know who's getting a metric tool set for his birthday.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 11:51

This describes 90% of bread in my experience.

505Turbeaux > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 12:02

ok new thread with recipe (I had my girl send it to me knowing it was simple). Use raisins and currants at your own risk foo. That ain't soda bread to me. Traditional Irish Soda Bread:

Ingredients- 3.5 cups flour (all purpose)

.5 tsp salt

.75 tsp baking soda

1.5 cups buttermilk (if you dont have any this is how I do it )

preheat oven to 450

sift (preferred) or just mix dry ingredients together well. Make a little hole in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the buttermilk. Mix in from sides of bowl till it is soft, not sticky

make it round

cut a cross on the top with knife

stick in oven for 12-15 min, turn down to 400, bake 20 more min or longer till top is golden, and you can knock on the bottom of bread and it sounds hollow

Up next I will tell you all how to make sauerbraten :)

Kinja'd!!!

505Turbeaux > ddavidn
03/12/2014 at 12:07

Murphys is the stout of the gods. Screw Guinness

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem
03/12/2014 at 12:08

new thread in this convo

505Turbeaux > Frank Grimes
03/12/2014 at 12:08

new thread in this convo

RacecaR > Jagvar
03/12/2014 at 12:09

There is a local "Irish" restaurant that used to bring soda bread with some butter to the table after you ordered. It was so good! Now the place has had new management and is more of a "bro bar" and is kind of lacking in the food department now. I used to go and get a full Irish breakfast with a Guinness a lot. Oh,and potato cakes. They used to be so good!

Not so much any more though.

Frank Grimes > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 12:12

YE
S!!! thanks dude!

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 12:20

Excellent. Now to pick up some buttermilk. Whatever we don't use for this will go into waffles.

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem
03/12/2014 at 12:21

go get some kate's buttermilk. I know hannafords carries it.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 12:24

Kinja'd!!!

I usually just get Hood. You're telling me you notice a difference?

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem
03/12/2014 at 12:26

haha nope just for almost the same price I would rather support Kate's so maybe they can move out of doing it in their barn in a residential neighborhood

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 12:28

Fair enough.

ddavidn > 505Turbeaux
03/12/2014 at 12:36

I don't mind the Guinness Extra Stout. I'd always choose Murphy's, but I can't get it anywhere that isn't a bit overpriced.

ddavidn > 505Turbeaux
03/13/2014 at 00:39

With raisins makes it spotted dog, as far as I know. Thanks for the recipe, will try this week to eat while I lament my lack of corned beef and cabbage.

ddavidn > 505Turbeaux
03/18/2014 at 00:22

Well, I just wanted to report that I found Murphy's as well as made your soda bread recipe. They're both great.

505Turbeaux > ddavidn
03/18/2014 at 08:14

awesome!