Applesauce Irish Soda Bread Recipes

SPICED APPLESAUCE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk; beat well. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt; stir until smooth. Fold in the pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

RILEY FAMILY SODA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8 inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• 3. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce, and butter.
• 4. Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture.
• 5. Stir until mixture forms a ball.
• 6. Turn out dough onto well-floured surface; knead in raisins. If not adding raisins, knead 10 times.
• 7. Pat dough into a 6" round.
• 8. Place dough in prepared pan. Cut a cross in the top of the dough, 1/4 inch deep, with the tip of sharp knife.
• 9. Brush top of dough with milk.
• 10. Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 11. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. Cool completely before slicing.

APPLESAUCE BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
• Beat together eggs, sugar, and oil. Blend in applesauce, and then sour cream or buttermilk. Mix in flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon. Stir in raisins. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 80 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

AMAZINGLY EASY IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.

APPLESAUCE IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In small bowl, combine buttermilk, apple sauce and margarine.
• Add apple sauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until mixture forms a ball.
• Turn out dough onto well-floured surface; knead raisins into dough. Pat into 7-inch round.
• Place dough in prepared pan. Cut cross in top of dough, 1/4 inch deep, with tip of sharp knife.
• Brush top of dough with milk.
• Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. Cool completely.
• Cut into 16 wedges.

IRISH SODA BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Combine according to your manufacturer's directions.
• Success Hints: Golden raisins give this bread its light flavor and look.
• Dark raisins may be subsituted but will make a darker, slightly heavier loaf.
• The sugar in the raisins creates a darker crust; use your machine's"light crust setting" if it has one.
• Dried butter milk can generally be found in the baking goods section of your supermarket.
• If you can't find buttermilk, regular dried milk can be substituted.
• If using delayed time bake, place raisins atop dry ingredients away from liquid.
• This recipe can be made using the regular, rapid and delayed time bake cycles.

IRISH APPLESAUCE SODA BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce and butter.
• Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until dough forms a ball.
• Turn out onto floured surface and knead raisins into dough.
• Pat dough into 7-inch round and place in sprayed 8-inch round baking pan; cut ¼-inch deep cross into top of dough and brush with milk.
• Bake 35 minutes at 375 degrees, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, invert onto wire rack, turn right side up, and cool completely.