Peg Brackens Irish Soda Bread Adapted Recipes

IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375˚F. Generously grease a 10" cast-iron skillet with 1/2 Tbsp butter.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Cut butter into small pieces and use your fingers to work the butter into the flour until crumbs form stir in the raisins, breaking up any clumps of raisins. Make a well in the center.
• In a large measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk and egg then add this mixture into the flour mixture. Use a wooden spoon and mix just until lightly moistened and dough barely starts to come together.
• Transfer to a floured surface and use floured hands to shape the dough just until it forms into a round loaf. It should be shaggy. If it's too sticky to handle, dust lightly with flour. Do not over-mix or bread will be tough.
• Transfer to the buttered pan, use a knife to score the top with a large and deep "X". Bake in the center of your preheated oven at 375 for 50-55min. When you tap on the bread, it should sound hollow inside. Transfer bread to a wire rack to cool. Enjoy within 2 days of making it and refrigerate leftovers up to a week.

PEG BRACKEN'S IRISH SODA BREAD ADAPTED

Steps:

• Make the sour milk by adding 1 1/2 tbs vinegar to 1 1/2 cups milk.
• Grease an 8x8 pan well.
• Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Mix in the oil until crumbly and meal-like.
• Mix in raisins and caraway seed.
• Add sour milk. Mix well. You will have a soft, biscuit-like dough rather than a batter.
• Bake at 350°F 35-45 minutes or until done.
• Note -- this can be dropped from a spoon and baked as biscuits instead if that better suits your needs. Increase the heat to 400°F and decrease the cooking time to 8-12 minutes according to how big you made them.

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.

SLOW COOKER PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, pecans, and softened butter in a small bowl; mash together with a fork.
• Place bread cubes in a large bowl. Beat milk, half-and-half, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt in another bowl. Pour over the bread and let sit for liquid to absorb, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spray a slow cooker with nonstick spray. Pour 1/2 of the bread mixture into the prepared slow cooker and top with 1/2 of the pecan mixture. Repeat layers once more, then press down slightly.
• Cover and cook on Low until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 3 hours.

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.

BRENNAN'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Stir the milk and vinegar together, and allow to stand until curdled, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually stir the soured milk into the flour mixture until the dough just comes together, and turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead a few times, and shape into a round. Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut an X shape into the top of the dough to release steam and help the bread keep its round shape.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

IRRESISTIBLE IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and baking soda. Blend egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to the flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. Stir in butter. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 65 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Wrap in foil for several hours, or overnight, for best flavor.

PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread bread cubes in single layer on 15x10-inch baking pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until cubes are toasted. Coat 13 x 9-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.
• Beat eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Blend in sweetened condensed milk, dark corn syrup, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in toasted bread cubes and 1 cup pecans until evenly moistened. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Allow to stand 30 minutes.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm or cooled with ice cream, syrup, caramel syrup or whipped topping, as desired.