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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jadedkallie

posted:2/29/2012

I make this at least twice a year. Once on my oldest son's birthday and then I make 3 or 4 loaves every S. Patrick's Day. It is so easy and has such a good flavor.

jwoods0225

posted:12/8/2011

Great

Franof4

posted:3/14/2011

Delicious!!!!!!

TampaGuy

posted:1/26/2011

Fantastic, and versatile, recipe. I sometimes make scones by dividing the dough in quarters, rolling each into a disc about 10-inches across, and cutting that into 6 to 8 slices (as you would a pie) before baking. I reduce the baking time to 35 - 40 minutes. I usually add in fresh blueberries or dried cranberries instead of raisins. A huge hit at work!

marshmello77

posted:8/6/2010

Best irish soda bread recipe I have found; I have tried many others and none have come out as good as this! My sister said it was the best Irish soda bread she has ever tasted and asked for the recipe, and I have had many other requests for this recipe also!

Vyrnal

posted:5/31/2010

Great bread.I made it with whole wheat flour.

Lisa848

posted:3/19/2010

This is the best irish soda bread I ever ate. It is so GOOD!! I will continue to make this recipe every year for St. Patrick day.

vmoseley

posted:3/18/2010

I make this every year for my very Irish-American family. It's the only recipe I've found that calls for the butter to be 'cut in' and I think that's the key. Well worth the effort. It comes out perfect every time.

trlovesjesus

posted:3/17/2010

This was an EASY recipe! I don't care for raisins or currants, but I did add the caraway seeds as suggested. I also used 2 1/2 cups of white flour and 3/4 cups whole wheat flour. It is a very dense artisan style bread. You could do a lot with the basic recipe such as using roasted garlic and/or rosemary. I especially like it since it isn't time consuming - no waiting for it to rise first. This is a keeper!

Katy0530

posted:3/16/2010

This is an excellent recipe. I did take the recommendation of other reviewers and used 1 cup instead of 1/2 of raisins. Also used 1/2 cup regular raisins and 1/2 golden. It was delicious.