This is one of those family recipes that I have to make at least once a year. I always make it for St. Patrick’s Day. Besides being absolutely delicious, it’s just always great to make a treasured family recipe.
I think of two important women in my life when I make this. Obviously Grandma, of course. She had to really work on writing this down for us, because I don’t think she ever had a recipe for it. She did great, because we’ve been able to make it so successfully for years. I also think of my Italian mother though, because she made it for us all the time. And she and I would make several loaves every year. We had a whole system: she would measure out liquid ingredients and I’d do the dry. I loved that. And I miss them both.
An amusing anecdote: Grandma gave this recipe out, but she’d always leave out the cream of tartar, her secret ingredient! She only ever shared that with my mother.
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Grandma’s Irish Soda Bread
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
Description
My Irish grandmother brought this recipe from the “Old Country,” and every time I make it it reminds m3 of her!
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups seedless raisins
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, optional
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
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Instructions
Sift dry ingredients together. Add raisins and caraway seeds to flour mixture. Add buttermilk and melted butter to beaten eggs. Add mixture to flour mixture, combine well. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 375 degrees farenheit for 1 hour (or until done). Makes one loaf.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 75
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
