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Traditions: Irish Soda Bread

March 12, 2015 By Lena

Feeling lucky? You must have a bit of ol’ Irish in you.

Although the post is entitled “Traditions”, the only traditions I follow come St. Patrick’s Day are:

1) A Shamrock Shake from McDonald’s. I have no idea what’s in it, and I don’t care. Any comments that pertain to the ingredient list or bashing the nutritional composition will be deleted and the author may be banned. Don’t mess with my Shamrock Shake, y’all.

2) Women’s “The Rockstar” Super Skinny Jeans from Old Navy, in Imperial Jade. Also known as, the only time I confidently rock green jeans without wondering if my ass looks fat in green jeans.

(Spoiler Alert: Yes, it does.)

3) Irish Soda Bread. Man cannot live on bread alone, but when man slathers butter on a slice of this dense, satisfying loaf, it’s heavenly. Or saintly. Like St. Patrick’s Day. See what I did there?
Hamilton BeachFrom my good friends at Hamilton Beach, here’s a simple, easy-to-follow recipe you can make in advance of St. Paddy’s! You can find this delicious creation and more at Everyday Good Thinking, the official blog of Hamilton Beach. 

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup raisins

Heat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, stir milk, butter, white vinegar, eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and raisins until just blended.

Divide mixture in half; shape into two round loaves. Cut an X in top of each loaf. (Dust the loaves with extra flour before cutting an X in the top if you like the floured appearance on the bread.) Place loaves on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: #HBSocialKitchen, Hamilton Beach, Irish Soda Bread, recipe

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  1. Treen Goodwin

    March 12, 2015 at 9:05 am

    Yummy sounds delish , i love raisin bread , especially toasted its so yummy thanks for sharing the recipe :)

  2. Judy Cowan

    March 12, 2015 at 10:45 am

    I have never tried Irish Soda bread so I might just have to do that. Shamrock Shake, that is definitely a yearly tradition but I think I will take a pass on the green jeans!

  3. Brenda Lacourciere

    March 12, 2015 at 11:10 am

    I love Artisan breads. This one looks amazing

  4. Margaret Imecs

    March 12, 2015 at 11:26 am

    I will make this! I love bread with raisins! I’m always open to great recipes! Thanks Lena!

  5. Lindsay O

    March 12, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Love Shamrock Shakes! Haven’t had one this year…I’m gonna have to remedy that. I’m Irish and I remember my grandmother making Irish Soda bread as a kid. For the life of me, I can’t remember if I liked it. Ha.

  6. kathy downey

    March 12, 2015 at 2:59 pm

    I have tried Irish Soda bread your recipe is a bit different than mine with give it a try

  7. mrdisco

    March 12, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    The trifecta – fresh baked bread, hot jeans, and a tasty beverage. life is good.

  8. Athena

    March 12, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    This looks really good!

  9. Tricha F.

    March 12, 2015 at 10:49 pm

    I have never heard of Irish Soda Bread but it sounds delish!

  10. Eileen Ong

    March 12, 2015 at 11:09 pm

    Sounds delicious! I’ll have to try the recipe soon!

  11. Florence C

    March 13, 2015 at 8:25 am

    I know my husband will love the bread. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I might be trying the Shamrock shake.

  12. nicolthepickle

    March 13, 2015 at 9:40 am

    I haven’t had Soda bread in ages. This sounds amazing. There’s something about the texture of Soda bread. I should try the recipe.

  13. Gene D

    March 13, 2015 at 10:30 am

    That looks awesome. The Irish know their beer and their bread…

  14. mrdisco

    March 13, 2015 at 10:51 am

    i think i would be quite happy with just bread and butter for days on end.

  15. Anna W

    March 13, 2015 at 11:10 am

    I keep wanting to try and make my own bread at home, this looks delicious! I will give it a try!

  16. Chandra Christine O'Connor

    March 13, 2015 at 11:42 am

    my father in law was from Ireland, when we went to visit his sisters and brothers there, I watched how they made it. I make it all the time but we dont put the raisins in it. they didnt make it with raisins at his aunt’s house.

  17. Kirsten G.

    March 13, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Thanks for sharing! I’ve never had it with raisins before. It’s really good with soup. My mom used to make it when she made soup or stew.

  18. Lynda Cook

    March 13, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    I love making my own bread, but I have never made Irish-Soda Bread before, looks very simple to do!!

  19. Yuen C

    March 13, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    I need to try making bread sometime!

  20. Stephanie LaPlante

    March 15, 2015 at 8:55 am

    That sounds delicious. I love homemade bread.

  21. Marissa

    March 15, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    Looks delish! I love bread with raisins!

  22. BobbiJo pentney

    March 16, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    I love traditional food, I will have to try this as my husband is Irish and Scotish.

  23. Susan T.

    April 4, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    This is such an easy bread recipe since it doesn’t even have to rise! It would be great in the afternoon with tea. (I love the Shamrock Shake too and I don’t even like mint!)

  24. Melinda L.

    April 8, 2015 at 9:29 am

    Mmmmm I can picture myself biting into that bread right now. Have to give this a try.

  25. Susan Enns

    April 9, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    I’m going to try this one. Yum.

  26. Victoria Ess

    May 3, 2015 at 6:40 pm

    I’ve never heard of this but it looks good!

  27. kathy downey

    June 16, 2015 at 3:25 pm

    I love Artisan breads,always so tasty

  28. kathy downey

    July 4, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    We are gong to try this Irish Soda Bread this weekend

  29. Debbie White Beattie

    July 13, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    I’ve never heard of this bread before but I like how they have to kinds of raisins.

  30. kathy downey

    August 14, 2016 at 9:24 am

    I finally got to make this bread and its totally delicious !!

  31. kathy downey

    February 11, 2017 at 12:19 pm

    I will be making this next month for St Patrick’s day,we really enjoyed it!

  32. kathy downey

    September 9, 2017 at 10:21 am

    This Irish Soda bread recipe is delicious,i don’t suppose you have a recipe for sour dough bread?

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