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A slice of Irish Soda Bread on a white plate with a black cup of coffee. The whole cake and knife are in the background
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Irish Soda Bread

A slightly sweet, moist and tasty Irish Soda Bread
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups flour sifted
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon The Spice Apothecary's Apple Pie Spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter melted, then cooled
  • 1 cup craisins (or raisins)
  • Egg white for wash beaten
  • sanding sugar, optional

Equipment

  • Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Sift 3 cups of flour through a fine sieve or whisk to incorporate air
  3. Add all dry ingredients to bowl of mixer, and mix until combined.
  4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add buttermilk, stir a few times, and repeat with the egg and butter.  Do not overmix.
  5. Add in the craisins, give a few stirs and put batter into a cake pan prepared with cooking spray
  6. Bake on 375 degrees for 10 minutes, remove from oven and lower to 350 degrees.
  7. Cut cross in top of soda bread, brush with egg white and sprinkle with sanding sugar if desired
  8. Bake at 350 for 30 – 35 minutes, removing as soon as a cake tester or knife comes out clean