Irish Sour Cream Bread Recipes

IRISH SODA BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, sour cream and raisins and mix until just combined. Distribute batter evenly between the two pans.
• Bake loaves at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.

EASY IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, caraway seeds, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a small bowl, whisk eggs and sour cream. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins. , Spoon into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing sides of pan. Cut into wedges; serve warm.

SOUR CREAM IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• 2. In a small bowl beat eggs and stir in sour cream. Add the egg and sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon. Batter will be very thick. Add the raisins and caraway seeds and stir well with wooden spoon or knead in with your hands. Place batter in a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• 3. Dust the top with enough flour so that you can pat the batter like a bread dough evenly in the pan without it sticking to your hands. With a knife make a shallow crisscross on the top. Bake for 50 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven.

IRISH SODA BREAD WITH SOUR CREAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Combine 4 cups of flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl
• Add the butter and use two knives to cut the butter down to blend it with the dry ingredients.
• Create a well in the center of the flour and add the buttermilk, sour cream, and egg. Stir until just combined (don't overmix)
• Fold in the raisins.
• Transfer the dough into a sprayed 8-inch baking pan or a cast iron skillet
• Sprinkle the remaining ½ tablespoon of flour over the top of the bread and spread it with your hands. Cut a deep X in the dough.
• Bake for 50 minutes. Let the bread cool for 15 minutes before serving.

IRISH SOUR CREAM BREAD

Steps:

• Sift first 3 ingredients together in Large bowl (#1).
• Mix next 5 ingredients in Smaller bowl (#2).
• Slowly mix Bowl #2 ingredients into Bowl #1 until well blended.
• Mix in 2 cups of Raisins (and 1 tablespoons Caraway Seeds, if desired).
• Pour into 9" greased and floured round cake pan and shape into round loaf. (Note: Batter will be sticky.).
• Sprinkle the top with Cinnamon and/or Sugar, if desired.
• With a sharp knife, make an "X" in the top of loaf.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes at 350 degrees.
• When toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done.

SOUR CREAM BREAD

Steps:

• Rapid cook, medium crust.
• Place ingredient into bread machine as per manufacturer's instructions.
• I don't usually have the sour cream at room temperature and I never have any problems with it.
• The one thing I watch for is that the flour tends to hide in the corners of my machine.
• I just use a spatula and gently push it into the dough.

IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch round cast iron skillet or a 9 inch round baking or cake pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour (reserving 1 tablespoon), sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raisins and caraway seeds. In a small bowl, blend eggs, buttermilk and sour cream. Stir the liquid mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Knead dough in bowl about 10 to 12 strokes. Dough will be sticky. Place the dough in the prepared skillet or pan and pat down. Cut a 4x3/4 inch deep slit in the top of the bread. Dust with reserved flour
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 65 to 75 minutes. Let cool and turn bread onto a wire rack.

MAUD HERLIHY'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with a rack set in lower third of oven. Lightly butter a 10-inch round cast-iron skillet; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter, sour cream and egg; mix, using a pastry blender, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in raisins, buttermilk, and caraway seeds, if using, and mix until a sticky dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Using a floured bench scraper, form into a round loaf; using a sharp knife score a large "X" in the center.
• Place in prepared skillet and transfer to oven. Bake until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. If top begins to brown too quickly, loosely cover with a piece of parchment paper-lined aluminum foil. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CLASSIC IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk together 1 egg and buttermilk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in raisins., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Shape into a 6-1/2-in. round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a shallow cross in top of loaf. Whisk remaining egg; brush over top., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

IRISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet.
• Pour hot water over raisins and currants in a bowl and let soak. Whisk flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl until well combined; whisk in buttermilk.
• Drain raisins and currants and pat dry with paper towels; fold into dough. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface and knead gently until it holds its shape; if dough is too sticky, knead in more flour. Form into a round and place into prepared cast iron skillet. Use a sharp knife to cut a cross into the top of the loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a slender knife inserted into the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.