Crusty on the outside and tender inside, this Irish soda bread will be delicious on St. Patrick's Day. It's filled with flavor from the caraway seeds. Raisins add a pop of sweetness to the bread. Once baked, it's a dense bread but not dry. It freezes wonderfully too. We loved the Guinness butter on a piece of soda bread. Guinness has a robust flavor that's prevalent in the butter. It's sweet and savory at the same time. Enjoy for breakfast, as a snack, or alongside a bowl of hearty beef stew. This version is one of the best yet... the house smells heavenly!
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Recipe Cuisine: Irish Recipe Category: Sweet Breads Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients :
- IRISH SODA BREAD
- 4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon(s) sugar
- 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder
- 1 teaspoon(s) salt
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 6 tablespoon(s) butter
- 1 1/2 cup(s) raisins
- 1 tablespoon(s) caraway seeds
- 2 - eggs
- 1 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk
- GUINNESS BUTTER
- 2 stick(s) butter
- room temp
- 3 ounce(s) Guinness
- 3 tablespoon(s) honey
Intructions :
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 1 9-inch round pan.
- In the mixer bowl combine flour
- caraway
- raisins
- cubed butter
- sugar
- baking powder
- salt
- and baking soda.
- In a measuring cup with buttermilk
- add one egg and beat. In a separate bowl
- take the remaining egg and a bit of water and beat. Reserve this to brush dough with just prior to placing it in the oven.
- With the mixer on low speed
- add buttermilk and egg mixture. Mix until just blended, do not over mix.
- Place dough on a floured surface. Add a bit more flour to top of the dough ball and knead for about 10 strokes to make a ball.
- Place in greased pan. Baste with egg wash.
- Cut a cross on the top with a sharp knife.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Allow to cool and wrap in plastic wrap this goes stale quickly.
- A great addition to the final product is Guinness butter. To make
- mix 2 sticks of room temp butter
- 3 oz of Guinness
- and 3 tablespoons honey in a mixer.
- Served on this bread is very yummy! ]
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