Riley Family Soda Bread Recipes

MARILYN O'REILLY'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt and stir well to mix.
• Add the butter and rub in until the butter disappears into the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the caraway seeds if used and the raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together and mix into the dough mixture with a rubber spatula.
• Turn the dough out on a floured work surface and fold it over on itself several times, shaping it into a round loaf. Transfer the loaf to one cookie sheet or jelly roll pan covered with parchment or foil and cut a cross in the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350 and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes more, until well colored and a toothpick plunged into the center emerges clean.
• Cool the soda bread on a rack and serve with plenty of sweet butter and bitter orange marmalade.

RILEY FAMILY SODA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• 3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce, and butter.
• 4. Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture.
• 5. Stir until mixture forms a ball.
• 6. Turn out dough onto well-floured surface; knead in raisins. If not adding raisins, knead 10 times.
• 7. Pat dough into a 6" round.
• 8. Place dough in prepared pan. Cut a cross in the top of the dough, 1/4 inch deep, with the tip of sharp knife.
• 9. Brush top of dough with milk.
• 10. Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 11. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. Cool completely before slicing.

AMAZINGLY EASY IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.

IRISH SODA BREAD AND WHISKEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Place raisins in a small bowl; pour in whiskey and allow to soak overnight.
• The next day, drain raisins and reserve the leftover whiskey.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Stir drained raisins, orange peel, and caraway seeds into dry ingredients.
• Beat in buttermilk and 1/4 cup melted butter to make a thick batter.
• Transfer batter to prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl until fluffy; beat in reserved whiskey, 1 teaspoon at a time, to taste. Serve with soda bread.

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.