Best 9 Brian Brophys Irish Soda Bread Recipes

THE BEST IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line an 8-inch round cake pan with a large sheet of parchment paper, pressing it into the edges of the pan and leaving an overhang on 2 sides (the extra parchment will help you unmold the loaf later).
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Add the butter cubes to the flour mixture and toss to combine. Use a pastry blender or your fingertips to cut or rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the currants and caraway seeds.
• Whisk the buttermilk and egg together in a separate bowl or liquid measuring cup. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the buttermilk mixture into the center. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to stir the mixture until it starts to come together in a shaggy mass.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour. Turn the dough mixture out onto the floured surface and knead a few times to bring it together. Shape it into a domed disk. Place the dough into the prepared cake pan and cut a cross about 1/2-inch deep into the surface of the dough with a sharp knife. Bake until the top is puffed and lightly browned and a cake tester comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Remove from the oven and use the parchment overhang to lift the bread from the pan. Place on a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with good Irish butter.

TRADITIONAL IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Using your hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Wash and dry your hands. Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place it on a buttered baking sheet and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center of the dough reaching out all the way to the sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.

IRISH SODA BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• Success Hints: Golden raisins give this bread its light flavor and look.
• Dark raisins may be subsituted but will make a darker, slightly heavier loaf.
• The sugar in the raisins creates a darker crust; use your machine's"light crust setting" if it has one.
• Dried butter milk can generally be found in the baking goods section of your supermarket.
• If you can't find buttermilk, regular dried milk can be substituted.
• If using delayed time bake, place raisins atop dry ingredients away from liquid.
• This recipe can be made using the regular, rapid and delayed time bake cycles.

BRIAN BROPHY'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Toss mixture with hands or wire whisk to make it light and airy.
• Put dry mixture and butter into a food processor and pulse a few times until butter is the size of peas Return to bowl and add raisins and/or caraway seeds if using.
• Beat eggs in a separate bowl, add buttermilk and blend well.
• Pour egg mixture, a little at a time, into dry mixture.
• Blend well with a spoon or spatula.
• Don't overmix.
• Dough should be heavy, but not too wet.
• If too dry, add a little more buttermilk.
• Dust hands with flour and mold dough into a round.
• Place dough into a greased 9" round pan.
• Dust top generously with flour.
• Cut a deep cross into the dough.
• This will prevent the bread from cracking, and it looks traditional.
• Bake at 350°F for one hour, or until well browned and center is not doughy.
• Cool on rack, and serve warm w/butter and jam.

HOMEMADE IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk buttermilk and egg; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in raisins and caraway seeds., Turn out onto a floured surface. Knead gently 8-10 times. Shape into a ball and place on a greased baking pan. Pat into a 7-in. round loaf. Cut a 4-in. cross about 1/4 in. deep on top to allow for expansion. Brush top with milk. , Bake until golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove from pan to wire rack.

N .Y. C. IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
• Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine 1 beaten egg, raisins and buttermilk.
• Add to mixture above and stir until just moistened.
• On a lightly floured surface, knead gently for 12 strokes.
• On a greased baking sheet, shape the mixture into a 6 inch round loaf and cut a cross (4 inches wide and ¼ inch deep) in the top.
• Brush with the other beaten egg.
• Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes or until golden.

IRRESISTIBLE IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for best flavor.

IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, sugar and salt to a large bowl; mix well.
• Add all of the buttermilk at once; stir until soft dough forms.
• It might be a little lumpy, but don't worry about it at this point.
• Pour contents of bowl out onto the counter.
• Knead for a minute or so until blended.
• Divide dough into two portions.
• Shape each portion into a round loaf with lightly flattened tops.
• Put loaves on large ungreased baking sheet, preferably the nonstick kind.
• Sprinkle some additional flour on top of each loaf and with a sharp knife, cut a cross in two slashes across the top of each loaf.
• Let the loaves sit for 10 minutes.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes 2 loaves.

BEST EVER IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

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