Irish Soda Bread

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The luck o’ the Irish will undoubtedly be on your side when you bake this mouthwatering quick bread studded with currants. And if you’re really lucky, there will be leftove...read more

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 15 min

servings

total:

16 servings

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What You Need

3-1/4

cups flour

1/3

cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar, divided

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

tsp. baking soda

tsp. salt

1/2

cup cold butter, cut up

1-1/3

cups buttermilk

1/2

cup currants

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and currants; stir just until moistened.

PLACE dough on lightly floured surface; knead 10 times. Shape into 2-1/2-inch-thick round. Place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Cut deep 1/2-inch "X" in top of dough; sprinkle with remaining sugar.

BAKE 1 hour or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to wire rack; cool completely before cutting into wedges.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Storage Know-How

Store leftover bread in resealable plastic bag at room temperature up to 24 hours. Or, for longer storage, wrap tightly and freeze up to 2 months; thaw at room temperature before serving.

Special Extra

Add 2 to 3 tsp. caraway seed to flour mixture along with the buttermilk and currants.

Substitute

Substitute raisins for the currants.

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a cook

posted:3/10/2010

I made the Soda Bread for St. Patrick's Day Dinner. It was excellent good crust and great texture. I will make it again this year

lmurphysc

posted:3/10/2010

Recipe is a good, basic irish soda bread. Try greasing a round cake pan, press your dough so it reaches all ends, cut an "X" in the top, middle. Much easier, and prettier end result over trying to form a round loaf by hand.

a cook

posted:12/30/2009

very good easy to make I omitted the raisins though as I do not think they belong in soda bread if being used with a meat dish. Use the raisins for a sweet bread with tea.

AuntieBoo

posted:3/18/2009

I made this soda bread for St. Patrick's Day and my family loved it. I put in the raisins and also some dried cranberries. I will definitely make again. This was very easy. Thank you Kraft.

chewbaka

posted:3/17/2009

I decided to make this bread for my Irish boyfriend instead of buying it like I normally do. I will never buy it again. This was way better than store bought. We were all surprised how much we liked it. I added twice the amount of raisins and it turned out delicious. It wasn't dry but rather moist.

jezabella82

posted:3/15/2009

MMMMM sooooo goooood.....and this is the one i thought was going to mess up, being it my 1st irish soda bread......but it wasnt it was delicious...in fact im changing my 4 star rating and giving it 5!!

jjsheltie

posted:8/28/2008

I have made this bread the last four years for St.Patrick's Day dinner. What does not get eaten during dinner goes at breakfast time. I bake it in an iron skillet and it turns out GREAT each time! My family request it every year. P.S. I double the amount of raisins and soak them for 1/2 hour in hot water before adding them to the batter.

Bopie

posted:7/27/2008

you can also make this with sour cream and itis wonderful and light

BBritton07

posted:6/11/2008

It was a nice change and the recipe was very easy. I used dried cranberries and added double what the recipe called for, but I should have added even more. Definitely not enough!

a cook

posted:5/29/2008

Best soda bread I've ever had. Very easy recipe.