Best Ever Irish Soda Bread

Make this moist Irish soda bread for your St. Patrick's Day dinner or anytime you'd like a nice hearty side dish to go with your meal. It has plenty of raisins.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 360 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.5 cups raisins
• 0.5 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1.5 cups buttermilk, at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cake pan.

Step 2

Stir together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter gently into the flour mixture until well combined, and stir in the raisins. In another bowl, whisk the buttermilk and eggs together; lightly beat the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture. Place the dough into the prepared cake pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the bread has risen and the top is golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour. A knife inserted into the center of the bread should come out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing. Serve warm.