Posted By Ingrid Turner on Mar 6, 2014 in Baking, Bread Recipe, Breads, Cooking How-To Videos, Cooking Shows, Cooking with Kimberly, Ethnic Foods, Featured, Holidays & Events, How To Cook, Irish, St. Patrick's Day, Sweets, Vegetarian, Western European Food | 0 comments

Looking for a winning St. Patrick’s Day recipe? Then, this Rustic Irish Soda Bread is just the treat for you.

This bread is adorned with plump raisins & caraway seeds, and the texture more like that of a scone. A surprisingly perfect combination created between the raisins & caraway seeds carries you away to the shores of the Emerald Isle.

How to Bake Rustic Irish Soda Bread:

This bread can be baked on a greased or parchment-lined baking sheet or in a loaf pan.

Type: Bread Recipe

Serve with: butter
Prep Time: 10 min
Bake Time: 25 – 30 min
Yields: 6 – 8 servings

The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video for measurements & directions. Please enjoy this webisode of Cooking with Kimberly:

Ingredients:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups raisins
2 tsp caraway seeds
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup semi-melted butter

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a bowl, stir together, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
Stir in raisins & caraway seeds.
Whisk egg, buttermilk & butter in a separate bowl.
Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and stir until dry ingredients are barely moistened, giving you a stiff, sticky dough.
Scrape dough onto a baking sheet, making a 6 – 7 inch mound.
Slash an “X” 2 inches deep on the top of the loaf.
Bake until golden & a skewer or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean – about 25-30 min.
Transfer loaf to a cooling rack to cool prior to slicing.