Soda Bread Biscuits Recipes

FLAKY IRISH SODA BREAD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt to combine. Cut in butter with fingers, a fork or a pastry cutter until butter is the size of small peas and mixture is slightly crumbly.
• Stir in raisins, caraway seeds and buttermilk with a wooden spoon until just combined. Turn out dough onto a counter and knead very lightly until dough is just combined.
• Pat dough into a 1-inch thick circle. Use a biscuit or cookie cutter to cut dough into 2-inch rounds. Re-pat the scraps together to make more biscuits. Place biscuits a couple of inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes until biscuits are baked through and golden brown. Serve warm or room temperature.

SKILLET SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Whisk 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a bowl. Work in 2 tablespoons cold diced butter with your fingers. Stir in 1 beaten egg, 3/4 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest. Pat into a buttered 8-inch ovenproof skillet using floured hands and score an X in the top. Bake at 375 degrees F until cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes.

SODA BREAD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven, prepare muffin pan: Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter a standard muffin pan.
• Combine dry ingredients: In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• Cut butter into flour, add mix-ins: Cut the butter into tablespoon sized pieces into the bowl of flour. Using your (clean) fingers, work the butter into the flour, schmooshing (technical term) the butter between your fingers and mixing with the flour until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. If you are using raisins, caraway seeds, or any other add-ins, mix them into the mixture now.

SODA-BREAD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Mix 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons sugar and 3/4 teaspoon each baking soda and kosher salt in a bowl. Work in 2 tablespoons diced cold butter by hand. Add 1/2 cup raisins and 1 tablespoon caraway seeds. Mix in 3/4 cup buttermilk. Pat out the dough until 1 inch thick; cut into four to six 2 1/2-inch rounds. Bake at 375 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes.

IRISH SODA BREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in currants.
• Mix in beaten egg. Pour in milk and mix with a fork to make a soft dough (may need a little more milk).
• On a floured surface, shape dough into a ball and knead lightly 5 or 6 times. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut into squares and triangles with a knife (approximately 2 inches in diameter).
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly browned.

MY BISQUICK " IRISH SODA BREAD "

Steps:

• Add shortening and powdered milk to biscuit mix and cut in with 2 knives until mix is like coarse meal.
• Plump raisins or craisins in 3/4 cup water in microwave for a few seconds just short of boiling.
• Add sugar, and caraways seeds and plumped raisins or craisins along with the water to the flour mixture and stir until well blended.
• Spread with your hands in the bottom in a flour sprayed 9 inch pie plate.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.

SODA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Combine flour, salt, sugar, baking soda, and powder in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse once or twice to combine. Add butter, and process until dough looks like coarse oatmeal. Add buttermilk, and process a few seconds more, until dough just comes together.
• Turn out dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, and pat into a 7-inch circle about 1 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
• Bake biscuits until golden brown on top and firm, about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm with butter.

MOIST IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add raisins. Stir in buttermilk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; gently knead 6-8 times., Place on an ungreased baking sheet; pat into a 7-in. round loaf. Using a sharp knife, cut a 1-in. cross about 1/4 in. deep on top of the loaf. Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

JIM'S CHEDDAR ONION SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together bread flour, salt, and baking powder until thoroughly combined. Beat in the butter, buttermilk, and confectioners' sugar to make a dough; gently mix in the onion and Cheddar cheese. Divide dough in half, and shape each half into a ball. Place the loaves onto the prepared baking sheet, and gently flatten to about 2 inches thick. Dust each loaf with flour.
• Bake on a preheated oven until browned, about 30 minutes. Cool on racks for a few minutes; serve warm.