Mum's Traditional Irish Soda Bread. Courtesy of Gemma Stafford at Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking. Ingredients. 1 3/4 cups (265g/ 9oz) whole wheat flour (fine or coarsely ground) 1 3/4 cups (265g/9oz ...

Irish soda bread is the fruitcake of St. Patrick’s Day. Every March 17, the bread inspires rumblings of discontent: it’s too dry, it’s cardboard-y, it’s just plain weird-tasting.

Irish soda bread is not just for St. Patrick's Day! Served it with butter and jam for breakfast or a midday snack. Perfect with a hot cup of tea or Irish Coffee. It goes nicely alongside soups ...

1 teaspoon baking soda. 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed. 1 cup raisins. 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional) 1 3/4 cups cold buttermilk. 1 large egg, lightly beaten ...

Irish soda bread is a quick bread, which means it doesn’t require any yeast or kneading to rise. Instead, it relies on baking soda and buttermilk, which interact for leavening.

Here is what baking soda actually does for baked goods, how it reacts with other ingredients, and how it differs from baking ...

Traditional soda bread contains flour, baking soda, salt and buttermilk and, sometimes, raisins. Once these ingredients form a dough, it’s shaped into a round loaf and baked.

When bicarbonate of soda was introduced in Ireland in the early 1800s, it enabled a bread to be baked in an iron pot over a fire, an advantage where ovens were not widely in use.

Whether you hail from the Emerald Isle or an ancestry site told you you're the slightest bit Irish on your dad's side, we are all Irish on March 17 for St. Patrick's Day.. To celebrate a proper St ...

This St. Patrick’s Day, your friends and family will surely be thanking you for making this delicious Irish soda bread. Aired: 03/08/23 Rating: TV-PG ...

Soda Bread Focaccia. Soda bread focaccia marries two popular breads in one delicious slab. Inspired by a recipe from Ireland’s Ballymaloe Cookery School, this flavorful, soft, crispy-topped ...