Mom's Irish Soda Bread
Description
This easy Irish soda bread recipe with golden raisins gets its rise from baking powder, baking soda, and buttermilk.
Ingredients
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1 cup buttermilk, divided
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1/2 cup butter, melted - divided
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1 1/2 cups golden raisins
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 egg
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
2
Spoon 1 tablespoon buttermilk into a small bowl; pour remaining buttermilk into a medium bowl.
3
Stir 1 tablespoon melted butter into buttermilk in the small bowl until combined. Stir golden raisins into buttermilk in the medium bowl. Let both bowls sit until needed.
4
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in remaining melted butter; stir until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and mix until thoroughly combined.
5
Add buttermilk-raisin mixture to flour mixture; shape into a ball. Transfer dough to the prepared pie dish and lightly pat around the edges so the top is slightly domed. Slice the top in a 1/4-inch deep crisscross with a sharp knife. Brush buttermilk-butter mixture over loaf until thoroughly coated, getting mixture into all crevices.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 minutes to 1 hour.