ByMary Woita
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This incredibly easy Irish Soda Bread recipe is simply made in a cast iron skillet. It is slightly sweet and perfectly delicious.
Serve it up warm out of the oven with a slice of butter or with your favorite family dinner.
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Easy Irish Soda Bread
This Irish soda bread has been a long time favorite in our home. I’ve adapted it over the years from scraps of paper in our family cookbook.
What I like most about this rustic bread, is that it is incredibly simple to make.
It isn’t one of those breads that takes time to rise and a lot of kneading. In fact, it only takes a small amount of gentle kneading to pull the dough together.
Too much kneading and the bread comes out too tough.
Related: Honey Oat Bread
Tips for Making Cast Iron Bread
This recipe is made in a cast iron skillet and it is the preferred method. But you could also make this recipe on a baking sheet. It will need a little adjustment to the time.
The cast iron skillet takes a little longer to heat up so the bread will need a little more time to cook. About 40-45 minutes.
And with a sheet pan, it would only need somewhere between 35-40 minutes.
If the outside of the bread is becoming too dark, use a bit of foil to create a tent to help prevent further browning.
And even though my skillet is well seasoned, I also use a little bit of parchment paper to line the bottom of the skillet. This helps me with clean up.
Hey, I have four small children! I’m all about shortcuts these days.
Skillet Irish Soda Bread
This easy Irish Soda Bread recipe is simply made in a cast iron skillet. Slightly sweet and delicious.
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
Total Time 50 minutes minutes
Serving Size 8
Ingredients
- 4 cups of flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups of raisins
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda.
Using your fingers (or a pastry cutter), work the butter into the flour mixture until well combined. I definitely prefer to use my hands for this. The mixture will resemble crumbly sand. Stir in the raisins.
Mix in the beaten egg and buttermilk with a wooden spoon until combined.
Use a bit of flour on the countertop and gently knead the dough just long enough to form a rough ball. Be really careful not to over knead. If you over knead, the bread will come out tough. This bread will be a bit sticky, if it is too sticky to work with, add a bit more flour. But you also want to be careful not to add too much.
Place the dough ball into a lightly greased cast iron skillet. I use a 10 inch skillet and I also use parchment paper for easy clean up!
Use a knife to score the top of the dough into an "X" about an inch deep.
Bake about 40-45 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted comes out clean.
Allow to rest about 5-10 minutes and then remove the bread from the skillet.
Serve warm with a slice of butter!
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