Happy St Patrick’s Day

Mar 17

Tarrant FiglioBreads 2 Comments

Our meal tonight will be corned beef, potatoes and cabbage (crockpot) and of course, soda bread. No, none of it is really Irish.  But, it is indeed traditional here in the U.S. Soda bread is better if made the day before…but who can wait that long to eat it?

Not so Irish Soda Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×5 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.