Irish Soda Bread Recipe

This traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe is easy to make and you don’t have to wait for it to rise. Serve it up on St. Patrick’s day with your corned beef and cabbage to complete the meal. If you haven’t made Irish Soda Bread yet, try it for a new family tradition.

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INGREDIENTS

• 4 cup Flour
• 4 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup softened Butter
• 1/4 cup melted Butter
• 1 1/4 cup Buttermilk
• 1 Egg

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. Mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. Add 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup buttermilk and egg to dry ingredients and mix until combined.
5. Flour work surface.
6. Turn out dough and knead briefly.
7. Shape dough into a round shape and place on prepared sheet.
8. Whisk together 1/4 cup melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk.
9. Brush loaf with buttermilk mixture.
10. Cut an X in the top of the loaf.
11. Bake 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
12. Brush with buttermilk mixture every 15 minutes or so while baking.