I love how Pinterest allows me to get a peek at what other people are making. Earlier this week, my cousin Bridget pinned this great Irish soda bread recipe. I decided to make the soda bread and some vegetarian shepherds pie for St. Patrick’s Day.

Irish Soda Bread

This soda bread recipe is from Martha Stewart. I didn’t use caraway seeds, but otherwise I kept the recipe the same. It was awesome having a piece of soda bread right out of the oven…definitely worth the effort.

Here’s what I made:

Dry ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Butter/raisin mixture

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold
• 2 dark raisins

Wet ingredients

• 1 1/2 scant cups buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Egg wash

• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
2. In a medium bowl, cut butter into a coarse meal with two knives. Stir in raisins and add to dry ingredients.
3. In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a fork. Once it begins to hold together, shape it into a round loaf. Place loaf on the prepared baking sheet.
4. In a small bowl, mix the egg wash ingredients. Brush the wash over the loaf. Cut a cross into the top of the loaf.
5. Bake 35 minutes. Rotate and bake another 35 minutes until golden brown.

Irish Soda Bread

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