4.8 from 27 votes
Homemade Irish Soda Bread
Bread in a hurry! This Homemade Irish Soda bread is a quick bread that doesn't require yeast or kneading and can be ready in just an hour!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings:
12
Slices of Bread
Calories:
208 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
Irish
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour 512 g
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 6 g
- 1 1/4 teaspoon salt 7 g
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400° F. Grease cast iron skillet or Dutch oven with butter or line a baking sheet or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda well, then mix in the raisins and caraway seeds.
- Once ready to bake and oven is pre-heated, make a well with the flour mixture in the bowl and then add buttermilk. With a large spoon, gently mix into a shaggy dough.
- Knead dough in the bowl a couple of times to gently form into a shaggy ball in the bowl. All of the flour may not be incorporated, and that's ok.
- Add balled dough to greased cast iron, Dutch oven, or baking sheet. Score a 1/3 inch deep X into the center of the dough. Spray top of loaf with a couple of squirts of water.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown or it reaches an internal temperature of 200° F.
- Let cool for at least 30 minutes until slicing.
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Notes
- Serving size is for 1 slice of 12 slice loaf.
- Always spoon and level your flour when measuring for baking. Using weights is the most accurate way to measure.
- Don't add the buttermilk until you're ready to bake. Once the buttermilk and baking soda mixes, it will start to activate and you want this to happen in the oven.
- Don't over mix! Be sure to mix until dough just barely forms a shaggy dough and then form into a ball. If you want to knead it, be sure you don't work it too much, knead it max 5-6 times.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.
- Freeze fresh baked and fully cooled bread for up to 2 months wrapped in plastic or aluminum foil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
3mg
(1%)
Sodium
392mg
(16%)
Potassium
192mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
51IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Slices of Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 392mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 192mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 51IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.