Irish Soda Bread Recipe ∘ Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

Love Irish soda bread with raisins with a good cup of tea or coffee. You can add an egg wash to the top of the bread and then sprinkle with sugar before baking, if desired.

Ingredients

• 8 cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup white sugar, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ¼ cups buttermilk
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add buttermilk, butter, and eggs. Knead together with your hands or use an electric mixer; add raisins. Split dough in half and form into 2 loaves. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories387
• carbohydrateContent63.6 g
• cholesterolContent49 mg
• fatContent11.7 g
• fiberContent2 g
• proteinContent8 g
• saturatedFatContent6.9 g
• sodiumContent581.7 mg
• sugarContent18.1 g