Irish Soda Bread Recipe on St. Patrick's Day

 Irish Soda Bread

As I sometimes use this blog as my own personal journal whereby I can later find historical items from my past, please indulge me to post the family recipe for Irish Soda Bread.  Thank you to my sister Kathleen for forwarding as it uses sour cream instead of buttermilk and is not as dry as traditional Irish Soda Bread.

Here 'tis:

Irish Soda Bread 
4 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 ½ cup raisins (Golden & Dark)
16 oz sour cream

Melt butter, mix with eggs & sour cream
 Combine sugar, flour, baking soda
 Mix all together – add raisins
 Bake @ 350 degrees for about 1 hour in 2 (8x4) loaf pans

And for those of you who like to be traditional:

Irish Soda Bread - Traditional
In a large bowl, mix the following dry ingredients with a wire whisk
 • ¼ cup sugar
• 3 cups flour
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Add raisins 1 ½ cup (dark and golden) you may add more if you like extra raisins. Incorporate the raisins with your hand, separating them so they are dispersed in the flour/dry ingredients.

In a medium bowl mix the following ingredients
• 2 well beaten eggs
• 1 ¾ cups buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Pour the buttermilk, eggs & butter into the larger bowl of flour & raisins. Mix with a spoon until the flour is all incorporated.

Place in a greased loaf pan, 350 degree oven for approximately 1 hour, check with toothpick (if it comes out clean the bread is done) up to 1 hour 10 minutes.