Irish person here. You did well. Personally, I never put sugar in my soda bread, and it is not traditional in Ireland, but I do know that Americans expect a sweeter product. What you made today is a currant cake or railway cake. If you replace 50% of the all purpose flour with whole wheat flour you will get Irish brown soda bread. I have a number of favourite tips, as follows: 1. I add caraway seeds, because my mother did, and it’s nostalgic. You can try any seeds or herbs that you like. 2. I add chopped scallions (green onions) with or without grated cheese. 3. I add flax seed, replacing some of the all purpose flour. Flax seed helps to lower cholesterol. It also absorbs the buttermilk and makes the bread very moist. 4. This morning I made a brown soda bread with flax seeds, and added about 200g of grated Kerrygold Reserve cheddar cheese. I also added 1 tablespoon of chilli flakes. I topped the bread with additional grated cheese. This made a fantastic moist bread with a spicy flavour. 5. If you have run out of buttermilk, you can make acidulated milk by adding a little lemon juice or vinegar to ordinary milk. The flavour is not quite the same as buttermilk as it is not fermented, but the acid-base reaction will work just fine. You can also use slightly sour milk. This is what my mother used to do. 6. Wait until the oven has reached the desired temperature before combining the wet and dry ingredients. The dough will begin to rise immediately and the oven is where you want that to take place. 7. Mix it with your hand in a “claw” formation. You need to feel what the dough is doing. 8. Hold back a little of the buttermilk-egg mixture until you know whether you really need all of it. This will avoid an excessively wet dough. 9. If you are not going to use the whole loaf that day, cut it in half and wrap and freeze what you don’t need. It will keep very well for weeks. Slainte! 🇮🇪 ☘️
Thank you 😊Im from Slovakia and we do not add sugar. Instead of buttermilk we use plain greek yogurt, kefir or cottage cheese. We add olives, sun dried tomatos and any seeds pumpkin, sun flower, chia or nuts. Always add teaspoon of cumin stops from bloating 🤭 Its delicious.
I was very anxious to try this recipe and it did not disappoint. The bad news is that I made it after dinner and it came out of the oven after 9 p.m., so bad diet day for us! My family and I loved it, and it tasted so good, my son said, "that's no bread, it's a cupcake!" I think it's a great treat for morning, noon or nighttime; this one's a winner!
I love when he bites his creation and the look of sheer satisfaction sparkles across his face so casually. That is the moment you know the food turned out absolutely delicious.
Top of the mornin’ to you John! And I’m from the North of Ireland. Your receipe is EXACT to what we consume for the morning and late evening; popular here is with raisins and caraway seeds. Along with meals, however we bake the plainer version sans the butter and egg [so it looks whiter] and just a wee bit of sugar if at all. What I like most about your videos is your tutelage; as you create you tell us why. I need a scale! And to you over there, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
This is practically my mother's recipe. My mother was of Scotch/Irish heritage on her father's side. My mother's paternal grandmother made this type of bread as did her paternal grandfather who actually taught my mother to make it due to his wife becoming a victim of the great flu epidemic right after the turn of the century into the 1900s. My mother's Soda Bread recipe never included raisins or other tasty additions. She did make the large pones in a large iron skillet as you did, and she also made smaller biscuit size pones in an iron skillet. Isn't it wonderful how these hearty staple recipes have endured and are as enjoyed today as they were generations ago? Thank you for your time and work to bring us this video plus all other delicious/fun videos. All of us out here absolutely enjoy your charming/family-oriented channel...keep on keeping on!
Hi John, there are so many variations of this bread, I can’t wait to try it. I, too, have a family recipe. The purpose of the cross is to Bless your bread. (If you poke a couple of tiny holes in the corners, it releases the “fairies” who could be ruin your bread.). Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️🌈☘️
I heard that the cross was cut to allow the fairies to escape. I've never heard of poking holes in it though. John is probably right that the cross is cut to help it bake more evenly.
@@veronicaveronica8223 I just made this for the first time ever and it turned out so well! I substituted whole wheat flour for just under 1 cup of the 4 required cups of flour (just because I wanted to use it up), added apple cider vinegar to a mixture of almond milk and half-n-half for the buttermilk substitute and added a couple of chopped prunes and orange zest. It turned out wonderfully. The crumb was superb and it sliced wonderfully. I could see where a slice of this bread would make a great open sandwich with meat, chicken or fish with cream cheese. To be honest, as an American, I would like it to be just slightly sweeter so next time I would add about one more teaspoon of sugar. I tried adding a dollop of jam to the finished product but it just didn't do the trick. I think I would add more prunes or cranberries to give it that extra sweetness but not to overdo it so it tastes like a scone. Great recipe and no fairies in sight except for the gay bar down the street.
A fun quick tip take your frozen butter and grate it on a cheese grater. I use my food processor with the grater attachment it goes by really fast and makes the butter small and easy to spread throughout the bread. I do this method for my biscuits as well.
I LOVE Soda Bread and look forward to trying this recipe! I enjoy adding 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts, 1/3 cup of sunflower seeds, and 1/3 cup of pumpkin seeds! So many great variations!
Originally from South Boston MA now in Vermont, we always hosted a St. Patrick's Day gathering during the parade for decades. My great grandmother past her families recipie to my nana who was married to her son and it's been past down the line. My mom always added caraway seeds & raisins to the Irish bread. It also had a topping 3 tbls butter, 1 tbls flour, 1 tbls sugar, some cinnamon and mix into a paste. My great grandparents where from Ireland and this is their recipie they brought with them to America in the late 1880's. I haven't made any since my mom passed a few years ago we used to cook together. Thank you for inspiring me to get baking! I will get my granddaughter in the kitchen to help me, maybe the boys too! And since we will have another reason to celebrate St. Patty's day, a new granddaughter to probably come on the 17th, our daughter's being induced the night before, so very good chance...
I add chopped dates, and use brown sugar instead of white. Raisins are not a favorite of mine, but I always have dates on hand and are a great addition!
WOW! I just finished making this as we speak. Y’all, this bread is Excellent! The flavor is fantastic, especially with Iris butter. Thank you so much.❤️
This bread is best eaten on the day it's made but day-old bread is delicious toasted with butter and jam. Or eaten with a big slice of Dubliner cheese. Yum! ☘️ 🇮🇪
Oh my favorite I worked in a bakery for 32 years and have sampled tons of goods that’s the best yum I’m gonna that recipe simply delicious thank you! 😉
I am making this TODAY! One of my favs! Never made it before - always thought it was so fancy difficult intimidating thing - but now that I FINALLY see how EASY this is - and fast ! - this is going to become a staple in my kitchen! Thanks J!
I use dried cranberries in mine because i am not a raisin fan. I also sprinkle the top with the big granules of sugar like they do in the grocery stores. Thats how my husband loves it. I never heard of this bread before so I used your recipe along with our twists and its now a March tradition for our family!
Lovely! So much nicer than buying a fruit loaf/hot cross buns. I often make this. Sometimes I use different spices but mainly cinnamon with an extra special packet mix of dried mixed fruit, which also contains apricots and cranberries. It’s an amazingly versatile recipe. You can add or take away whatever ingredients you have in the store cupboard. Ive often made it at Christmas time to give to our neighbours. And it’s so quick to make if you suddenly have visitors, too! The end result is delicious especially with a slathering of butter, and only butter! Thank you.
John what you have made is called a Barmbrack because it has raisins in it if you don’t have buttermilk you can use Joghurt and u can also make Soda farls same recipe but without the fruit , and they are made in the the skillet that u put in the oven but not so thick like a thumb thick . The skillet should be rubbed with some butter or bacon grease and then dusted with some flour then the soda farl round that is cut in four hence the Irish word farl meaning quarter, then back on the stove top ! My granny always said the cross in the soda bread is to let the fairies 🧚♀️ out ! Love your videos always a joy to watch ❤️🥰
I'm an American and I made soda bread plain for St Patrick's day dinner and with the dried fruits for breakfast. It's fun to learn how it is more traditionally eaten. Thank you!
My granny used to bake 3 every Friday - white, brown and fruit. It did us the whole week and was usually fried up with bacon and eggs on the following Friday morning. She would wrap each cake in a clean tea towel and let them cool upright on the dresser to soften the crust, ensuring a great slice. The hardest part was the waiting for the first cut.
I'm not Irish but I do love good soda bread. We do celebrate St. Patrick's day with corned beef and cabbage and this year I'm adding soda bread. Thank you for a lovely recipe.
We had currents/raisins in Brack but Soda bread was plain in my house 👍 we were told the cross on the top was the blessing of the bread so it came out alright.
Such an excellent and easy recipe. My first time baking Irish soda bread. I’ve also never worked cold butter in flour but I did it! The bread smelled heavenly when baking and was so delicious. A couple of tweaks made: Prepared buttermilk from homemade yogurt, and added a cup of walnuts. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
My recipe, handed down from my Irish great grandmother included caraway & raisins & it is fabulous! It is also, I’m sure due to modern conveniences, baked in a loaf pan & a super easy, heavenly treat!
I made this today. First I started making someone else’s recipe and it was awful, I knew the dough wasn’t right and ended throwing it away. I searched TH-cam for a better recipe and found you. Your instructions were awesome and so informative. I got my scale out, measured my flour right and my bread turned out perfect! Thank you!🍀
I just made my soda bread today. My grandma’s recipe is more cake-like. I started using Ina Gartens recipe several years ago and prefer it. It’s very similar to yours except she adds in the orange zest. I absolutely love it and started making it GF by using a 1:1 sub. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Try Patricia Stafford’s recipe at Bigger Bolder Baking! (Patricia is the mother of Gemma Stafford, the owner of BBB, both 100% Irish!). This is my go-to recipe.
Great tips and trying this recipe for my Scottish boyfriend whose Mother baked this daily for their 12 children family. Your pleasant presentation details tips are valuable and appreciated. Carol
I usually use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white flour. All white flour is delicious too. Traditional bread doesn’t have any dried fruit. The bread with butter and jam and a good cup of strong black tea with milk in it is my version of heaven. Although the sweeter version with sugar and raisins is pretty good too! Thanks John.
We just got back from Ireland and I am hooked on soda bread. A lot of the traditional Irish Soda Bread recipes I read called for only 4 ingredients. However, I decided to try your recipe first. Absolutely delicious! I think the added sugar, butter, and raisins really kick it up a notch. I did find the dough to be very wet and had a hard time creating the cross in the middle. Regardless, the finished product was fantastic and the recipe has been added to my personal recipe book. Thanks!
Great bread. I made it. This will be definitely a.keeper..Used.milk.with white.vinegar 1 1/2 tbl.to.milk.1/2/3 cups. Buttermilk 15 minutes.. Thank you so.much
Thank you, John K., for giving this tutorial on making Irish Soda (quick) bread! It wasn’t all that quick for my first try, but I feel good about having baked it for Saint Patrick’s Day. I followed your recipe: Only I was out of white vinegar to turn my whole milk into buttermilk, so I used the juice of half a lemon, which I’ve heard does the same trick. I’m not waiting until next St. Patty’s Day, to try my hand at it again, though.
Instead of buttermilk you can use Greek style yogurt or Sour cream or Kefir Try with Olives, Sun dried Tomatoes & Cheese. Dont use Sugar add 1teaspoon of Cumin, Chilli flakes, some Seeds ?? So delicious 😊
I prefer my Irish Soda bread without raisins, thank you! When I was in Ireland a few years ago, most of the loaves of it I encountered were made with whole wheat flour and no raisins. Yum!
Never made soda bread before but hubby likes it. Made it the first time following the recipe but adding raisins. It was just ok. Made it again, added an extra 1/2 tsp baking soda, a little extra sugar, zest of 1 orange and currants instead of raisins. Hubby liked it better.
If you make whole wheat Irish soda bread it’s really delicious if you slather with butter then a nice piece of smoked salmon on top and a squeeze of lemon juice. There is also a version of soda bread that has Guinness and treacle in it which is delicious too. Love your videos tried some of your recipes and they’ve always turned out great.
I just found your channel and i had to make it right away and it turned out great! I love how you explained the whys and alternatives so I understand the process better and get excellent result. Thank you. This is the best Irish soda bread ever!
I just made that bread. I used fruits I had soaking in rum for Christmas so the dough was a bit cake like so I just poured it on parchment paper in the skillet. So delicious crusty on the outside and rough cake like on the inside
Perfect…love it! My first try and yes, it is sticky! Thanks for the recipe and video. Wasn’t sure how to prep the cast iron pan so I just lightly oiled it.
As my grandfather was 100% Irish and his 100% German wife was born on Saint Patrick's Day, celebrating Saint Patrick's Day is a bit more special in my family. My family's Irish soda bread recipe never used anything like raisins or currants. (I had no idea for years that raisins were a common addition until I happened to see Irish soda bread for sale in a grocery store, since we always made our own.) When we made 3 loaves at once we decreased the buttermilk and added maple syrup. (For some reason maple syrup was only added for 3 loaves but never if we made only one.) We used the clabbered cream substitute of white vinegar or lemon juice and milk for the buttermilk substitute usually too. I have since learned from America's Test Kitchen that plain yogurt plus milk or water makes the best buttermilk substitute and now I only use that method, especially since we always have plain Greek yogurt on hand. (The ratio of yogurt to water/milk differs if you use American or Greek style yogurt. I have to look up the substitution ratio every time since I forget it.) The myth about cutting the cross on the bread was that it let the fairies out but it probably does have a legitimate reason too. I like the all purpose flour recipe my family uses but I must admit that the whole wheat flour version recipe I learned from America's Test Kitchen is healthier so I don't feel as guilty eating it since it's actually more nutritious. Besides the raisins my family's recipe is relatively similar to yours John. Thank you for your cheerful exuberant teaching spirit!
This is one of the oddest recipe reviews I’ve ever read. Thank you for the information. When I made this recipe I forgot to cut the X in the top. So unfortunately the fairies could not escape while cooking. We learned this only after we served the completed loaf on the table. After the screams and horror of my dinner guests, the grisly discovery of the cooked fairies inside the bread proved to be the cause. Still, my dinner guests must be fed so we pressed on. It was very good with jam.
So, there I was, about to make chocolate chip cookies on St. Pat's last week. Then this popped up in my feed and I changed my mind. I made this Irish Soda Bread but with chips and it turned out AWESOME. Highly recommend this recipe.
Hey John, thanks a lot. Your recipe would be my third attempt on this soda bread and it turn out pretty good. The bagel and pretzel as well is really good.
The recipe I always use for St. Patrick's Day calls for orange zest and currants, but I substitute craisins. I make it every year, but the dough is always so wet that I always say i'm going to try a new recipe next time. This year, i'm going to give yours a try, it looks amazing. Thank you!
My favourite variation of soda bread comes from my Irish mother, who flavoured it with orange zest and walnut pieces. Personally, I like the combination of orange and cranberries, so I’m thinking that combo would also make a great bread!
I know this is a video from 1 year ago. I just found it. Also I noticed I was not subscribed on your site. I will do that now. I'm going to try this soda bread. I've watched your videos before and you always make everything look so easy and explain everything so clear.
Hola John, me gusto tu canal tu receta, porque tiene subtitulos en Spanish, eso es un gran avance, hoy estoy haciendo este pan que me gusta mucho. Espero salga mejor que la version original. Felices todos God bless. ❤
I have my family recipe for the easiest brown soda 450g strong whole meal flour 14 fluid ounces buttermilk Teaspoon salt Teaspoon bread soda ( bicarbonate) No kneading just make a claw with your hand and mix together make into a circle make a cross and holes for the fairies 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Can't wait to try this tomorrow. I made your cheesecake recipe and it was so good. I used vanilla yogurt and I like it better than sour cream. From now on my go to recipe. So Irish soda with raisins tomorrow
Irish person here. You did well. Personally, I never put sugar in my soda bread, and it is not traditional in Ireland, but I do know that Americans expect a sweeter product. What you made today is a currant cake or railway cake. If you replace 50% of the all purpose flour with whole wheat flour you will get Irish brown soda bread. I have a number of favourite tips, as follows:
1. I add caraway seeds, because my mother did, and it’s nostalgic. You can try any seeds or herbs that you like.
2. I add chopped scallions (green onions) with or without grated cheese.
3. I add flax seed, replacing some of the all purpose flour. Flax seed helps to lower cholesterol. It also absorbs the buttermilk and makes the bread very moist.
4. This morning I made a brown soda bread with flax seeds, and added about 200g of grated Kerrygold Reserve cheddar cheese. I also added 1 tablespoon of chilli flakes. I topped the bread with additional grated cheese. This made a fantastic moist bread with a spicy flavour.
5. If you have run out of buttermilk, you can make acidulated milk by adding a little lemon juice or vinegar to ordinary milk. The flavour is not quite the same as buttermilk as it is not fermented, but the acid-base reaction will work just fine. You can also use slightly sour milk. This is what my mother used to do.
6. Wait until the oven has reached the desired temperature before combining the wet and dry ingredients. The dough will begin to rise immediately and the oven is where you want that to take place.
7. Mix it with your hand in a “claw” formation. You need to feel what the dough is doing.
8. Hold back a little of the buttermilk-egg mixture until you know whether you really need all of it. This will avoid an excessively wet dough.
9. If you are not going to use the whole loaf that day, cut it in half and wrap and freeze what you don’t need. It will keep very well for weeks.
Slainte! 🇮🇪 ☘️
Wonderful tips! I love that there is no yeast in this bread and I just replace it with regular bread at times.
@@veronicaveronica8223 Thank you! Actually, in Ireland, this IS regular bread!
What a lesson !! Thank you 😊
Thank you!
Thank you 😊Im from Slovakia and we do not add sugar.
Instead of buttermilk we use plain greek yogurt, kefir or cottage cheese.
We add olives, sun dried tomatos and any seeds pumpkin, sun flower, chia or nuts.
Always add teaspoon of cumin stops from bloating 🤭
Its delicious.
I was very anxious to try this recipe and it did not disappoint. The bad news is that I made it after dinner and it came out of the oven after 9 p.m., so bad diet day for us! My family and I loved it, and it tasted so good, my son said, "that's no bread, it's a cupcake!" I think it's a great treat for morning, noon or nighttime; this one's a winner!
I love when he bites his creation and the look of sheer satisfaction sparkles across his face so casually. That is the moment you know the food turned out absolutely delicious.
Irish soda bread is one of my favorites - weighing the flour has improved my baking skills tremendously - thanks again
Top of the mornin’ to you John! And I’m from the North of Ireland. Your receipe is EXACT to what we consume for the morning and late evening; popular here is with raisins and caraway seeds. Along with meals, however we bake the plainer version sans the butter and egg [so it looks whiter] and just a wee bit of sugar if at all. What I like most about your videos is your tutelage; as you create you tell us why. I need a scale! And to you over there, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
This is practically my mother's recipe. My mother was of Scotch/Irish heritage on her father's side. My mother's paternal grandmother made this type of bread as did her paternal grandfather who actually taught my mother to make it due to his wife becoming a victim of the great flu epidemic right after the turn of the century into the 1900s. My mother's Soda Bread recipe never included raisins or other tasty additions. She did make the large pones in a large iron skillet as you did, and she also made smaller biscuit size pones in an iron skillet. Isn't it wonderful how these hearty staple recipes have endured and are as enjoyed today as they were generations ago? Thank you for your time and work to bring us this video plus all other delicious/fun videos. All of us out here absolutely enjoy your charming/family-oriented channel...keep on keeping on!
Hi John, there are so many variations of this bread, I can’t wait to try it. I, too, have a family recipe. The purpose of the cross is to Bless your bread. (If you poke a couple of tiny holes in the corners, it releases the “fairies” who could be ruin your bread.). Happy St. Patrick’s Day ☘️🌈☘️
God bless you, Pat!!!! I pray you and your family have a blessed St. Patrick's Day!!!!
This is really cool! I love details like this! Thank you!
I heard that the cross was cut to allow the fairies to escape. I've never heard of poking holes in it though. John is probably right that the cross is cut to help it bake more evenly.
Now I will put holes in the corners. I believe in the fairies! 🧚
@@veronicaveronica8223 I just made this for the first time ever and it turned out so well! I substituted whole wheat flour for just under 1 cup of the 4 required cups of flour (just because I wanted to use it up), added apple cider vinegar to a mixture of almond milk and half-n-half for the buttermilk substitute and added a couple of chopped prunes and orange zest. It turned out wonderfully. The crumb was superb and it sliced wonderfully. I could see where a slice of this bread would make a great open sandwich with meat, chicken or fish with cream cheese. To be honest, as an American, I would like it to be just slightly sweeter so next time I would add about one more teaspoon of sugar. I tried adding a dollop of jam to the finished product but it just didn't do the trick. I think I would add more prunes or cranberries to give it that extra sweetness but not to overdo it so it tastes like a scone. Great recipe and no fairies in sight except for the gay bar down the street.
A fun quick tip take your frozen butter and grate it on a cheese grater. I use my food processor with the grater attachment it goes by really fast and makes the butter small and easy to spread throughout the bread. I do this method for my biscuits as well.
I wonder if the butter was whipped before being frozen would it even make a difference 🤔
Thanks for the tip!
YES IM IRISH THANKS SO MUCH JOHN!!!! Our bread and potatoes are absolutely delicious!
I had the pleasure of visiting Ireland and it is beauriful and FULL of amazing food! There's actually a bakery in Dublin that I STILL think about.
@@PreppyKitchen plz share that bakery name...i will love to visit
I LOVE Soda Bread and look forward to trying this recipe! I enjoy adding 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts, 1/3 cup of sunflower seeds, and 1/3 cup of pumpkin seeds! So many great variations!
I’m wondering if one might add jalapeños and cheddar to this dough, may not be a good idea, but sunflower seeds sound good!
Try with Olives, Sun dried Tomatoes, Caramelized Onions, dont use Sugar add Cumin
Originally from South Boston MA now in Vermont, we always hosted a St. Patrick's Day gathering during the parade for decades. My great grandmother past her families recipie to my nana who was married to her son and it's been past down the line. My mom always added caraway seeds & raisins to the Irish bread. It also had a topping 3 tbls butter, 1 tbls flour, 1 tbls sugar, some cinnamon and mix into a paste. My great grandparents where from Ireland and this is their recipie they brought with them to America in the late 1880's. I haven't made any since my mom passed a few years ago we used to cook together. Thank you for inspiring me to get baking! I will get my granddaughter in the kitchen to help me, maybe the boys too! And since we will have another reason to celebrate St. Patty's day, a new granddaughter to probably come on the 17th, our daughter's being induced the night before, so very good chance...
Love this recipe! I made the bread and brought it to a St Patrick’s Day party
and several people said it was the best they ever had!
I add chopped dates, and use brown sugar instead of white. Raisins are not a favorite of mine, but I always have dates on hand and are a great addition!
Coming from an Irish person, you’ve done a good job John, I’m going to make this for St Patrick’s day.
i can’t possibly love you more. the only baker with carefree OCD. it’s never ending joy to watch
WOW! I just finished making this as we speak. Y’all, this bread is Excellent! The flavor is fantastic, especially with Iris butter. Thank you so much.❤️
it's already 11 pm (saturday), anddd im going to make this for tomorrowwwww. thankyou so much!
Good man John nice to see you doing soda bread. Happy Irish man here. Plenty of butter on it while it's still warm with a strong cup of tea 🍵
Sounds wonderful!
Nice Irish soda bread John! This is a great idea for St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ 🇮🇪 🥖
This bread is best eaten on the day it's made but day-old bread is delicious toasted with butter and jam. Or eaten with a big slice of Dubliner cheese. Yum! ☘️ 🇮🇪
A slice of smoked salmon goes down very well too!
Yes, agree…Dubliner cheese and soda bread is so delightful together!
Oh my favorite I worked in a bakery for 32 years and have sampled tons of goods that’s the best yum I’m gonna that recipe simply delicious thank you! 😉
I am making this TODAY! One of my favs! Never made it before - always thought it was so fancy difficult intimidating thing - but now that I FINALLY see how EASY this is - and fast ! - this is going to become a staple in my kitchen! Thanks J!
I use dried cranberries in mine because i am not a raisin fan. I also sprinkle the top with the big granules of sugar like they do in the grocery stores. Thats how my husband loves it. I never heard of this bread before so I used your recipe along with our twists and its now a March tradition for our family!
Your recipe is similar to mine. I also add 2 teaspoons of caraway seeds. That makes a big difference, and elevates the bread up a couple of notches.
I use caraway seeds as well.
Lovely! So much nicer than buying a fruit loaf/hot cross buns. I often make this. Sometimes I use different spices but mainly cinnamon with an extra special packet mix of dried mixed fruit, which also contains apricots and cranberries. It’s an amazingly versatile recipe. You can add or take away whatever ingredients you have in the store cupboard. Ive often made it at Christmas time to give to our neighbours. And it’s so quick to make if you suddenly have visitors, too! The end result is delicious especially with a slathering of butter, and only butter! Thank you.
John what you have made is called a Barmbrack because it has raisins in it if you don’t have buttermilk you can use Joghurt and u can also make Soda farls same recipe but without the fruit , and they are made in the the skillet that u put in the oven but not so thick like a thumb thick . The skillet should be rubbed with some butter or bacon grease and then dusted with some flour then the soda farl round that is cut in four hence the Irish word farl meaning quarter, then back on the stove top ! My granny always said the cross in the soda bread is to let the fairies 🧚♀️ out ! Love your videos always a joy to watch ❤️🥰
Fun details! Thank you!
this is a soda bread, not a brack
Tried it the overnight way. Added chopped dates and chopped cilantro to bring it to a whole new level. Love your transcript.
As someone from Northern Ireland, no cooked breakfast is a breakfast without proper soda bread!!
I'm an American and I made soda bread plain for St Patrick's day dinner and with the dried fruits for breakfast. It's fun to learn how it is more traditionally eaten. Thank you!
100%! Full stop!
Among all recipes I watched to get my hands into this project, your recipe is the one close of what I have in mine. Thank you John
My granny used to bake 3 every Friday - white, brown and fruit. It did us the whole week and was usually fried up with bacon and eggs on the following Friday morning.
She would wrap each cake in a clean tea towel and let them cool upright on the dresser to soften the crust, ensuring a great slice. The hardest part was the waiting for the first cut.
I'm not Irish but I do love good soda bread. We do celebrate St. Patrick's day with corned beef and cabbage and this year I'm adding soda bread. Thank you for a lovely recipe.
We had currents/raisins in Brack but Soda bread was plain in my house 👍 we were told the cross on the top was the blessing of the bread so it came out alright.
Such an excellent and easy recipe. My first time baking Irish soda bread. I’ve also never worked cold butter in flour but I did it! The bread smelled heavenly when baking and was so delicious. A couple of tweaks made: Prepared buttermilk from homemade yogurt, and added a cup of walnuts. Thanks for this wonderful recipe.
I love how you share how the ingredients interact. I'm always learning with your recipes. 💚
My recipe, handed down from my Irish great grandmother included caraway & raisins & it is fabulous! It is also, I’m sure due to modern conveniences, baked in a loaf pan & a super easy, heavenly treat!
My Irish soda bread turned out great! Was so easy and very delicious!
Thanks for this amazing recipe .. made it for my daughter when she came back from her hostel .. she loved it ..
I made this today. First I started making someone else’s recipe and it was awful, I knew the dough wasn’t right and ended throwing it away. I searched TH-cam for a better recipe and found you. Your instructions were awesome and so informative. I got my scale out, measured my flour right and my bread turned out perfect! Thank you!🍀
I love this bread! I only eat it when Staters or Sprouts has this near St Patrick’s day. I’m going to try your recipe this time ! Thanks John
I just made my soda bread today. My grandma’s recipe is more cake-like. I started using Ina Gartens recipe several years ago and prefer it. It’s very similar to yours except she adds in the orange zest. I absolutely love it and started making it GF by using a 1:1 sub. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Try Patricia Stafford’s recipe at Bigger Bolder Baking! (Patricia is the mother of Gemma Stafford, the owner of BBB, both 100% Irish!). This is my go-to recipe.
Great tips and trying this recipe for my Scottish boyfriend whose Mother baked this daily for their 12 children family. Your pleasant presentation details tips are valuable and appreciated. Carol
When seeing multiple recipes you are always my go to . I just love your recipes and easy instructions. Can't wait to make this today.
I usually use 1/2 whole wheat and 1/2 white flour. All white flour is delicious too. Traditional bread doesn’t have any dried fruit. The bread with butter and jam and a good cup of strong black tea with milk in it is my version of heaven. Although the sweeter version with sugar and raisins is pretty good too! Thanks John.
We just got back from Ireland and I am hooked on soda bread. A lot of the traditional Irish Soda Bread recipes I read called for only 4 ingredients. However, I decided to try your recipe first. Absolutely delicious! I think the added sugar, butter, and raisins really kick it up a notch. I did find the dough to be very wet and had a hard time creating the cross in the middle. Regardless, the finished product was fantastic and the recipe has been added to my personal recipe book. Thanks!
Great bread. I made it. This will be definitely a.keeper..Used.milk.with white.vinegar 1 1/2 tbl.to.milk.1/2/3 cups. Buttermilk 15 minutes.. Thank you so.much
Thank you, John K., for giving this tutorial on making Irish Soda (quick) bread! It wasn’t all that quick for my first try, but I feel good about having baked it for Saint Patrick’s Day. I followed your recipe: Only I was out of white vinegar to turn my whole milk into buttermilk, so I used the juice of half a lemon, which I’ve heard does the same trick. I’m not waiting until next St. Patty’s Day, to try my hand at it again, though.
Instead of buttermilk you can use Greek style yogurt or Sour cream or Kefir
Try with Olives, Sun dried Tomatoes & Cheese.
Dont use Sugar add 1teaspoon of Cumin, Chilli flakes, some Seeds ??
So delicious 😊
I prefer my Irish Soda bread without raisins, thank you! When I was in Ireland a few years ago, most of the loaves of it I encountered were made with whole wheat flour and no raisins. Yum!
brown soda is more common, every day bread, white with raisins is more of a treat
Yes, is nice with Olives, Sun dried Tomatoes and any Seeds + 1ts of Cumin, no Sugar
So straightforward.....
I will be certainly be making this tasty 😋 yummy bread as soon as l have acquired all the ingredients.
My newest favourite channel. My boyfriend and I love that green range. Super cool!
"kissed with a bit of sweetness" - your descriptions sell me every time!
Never made soda bread before but hubby likes it. Made it the first time following the recipe but adding raisins. It was just ok. Made it again, added an extra 1/2 tsp baking soda, a little extra sugar, zest of 1 orange and currants instead of raisins. Hubby liked it better.
I baked this Irish Bread today it turned out yum.. thanks John...i loved the way you explained..i prepared almost all your recipes. Thank you 😊.
Thank you for the buttermilk substitute!!!!
What can you use in place of the buttermilk
Going to bake this for my Irish boyfriend who told me every day his Mom made Irish soda bread. Thank you, Carol
Hi! I'm a new baker and this was the very first time I made bread! Thank you for making it so simple and comprehensive! :)
Dear John I made this bread and it came out beautiful and delicious. Thanks
I love this with fresh berry compote and fresh whipped cream!!! A few strips of bacon and, well oh my!
If you make whole wheat Irish soda bread it’s really delicious if you slather with butter then a nice piece of smoked salmon on top and a squeeze of lemon juice. There is also a version of soda bread that has Guinness and treacle in it which is delicious too.
Love your videos tried some of your recipes and they’ve always turned out great.
luv it! I used 2 cups of rolled oats and ground them in with the flower.
I Adore Soda Bread!!! Lovely recipe~ Thanks for sharing~
I just found your channel and i had to make it right away and it turned out great! I love how you explained the whys and alternatives so I understand the process better and get excellent result. Thank you. This is the best Irish soda bread ever!
Tomorrow I'm trying this ,my after church assignment 💪💪hope it works .
I just made that bread. I used fruits I had soaking in rum for Christmas so the dough was a bit cake like so I just poured it on parchment paper in the skillet. So delicious crusty on the outside and rough cake like on the inside
I just made this and it turned out great. Thanks for posting this.
You artist and I am a big fan of you😩❤️❤️❤️
I love how you explain things
Thanks, John! You always have such fun tasty things to inspire!
I made soda bread tonight for St. Patrick's Day dinner with bangers and mash. The bread really was the unexpected star ⭐ 👍🏻
Danke! I will try it out for my Irish ukulele session next Saturday 🙏❤️🥖
The cross is to bless the bread.
Perfect…love it! My first try and yes, it is sticky! Thanks for the recipe and video. Wasn’t sure how to prep the cast iron pan so I just lightly oiled it.
As my grandfather was 100% Irish and his 100% German wife was born on Saint Patrick's Day, celebrating Saint Patrick's Day is a bit more special in my family. My family's Irish soda bread recipe never used anything like raisins or currants. (I had no idea for years that raisins were a common addition until I happened to see Irish soda bread for sale in a grocery store, since we always made our own.) When we made 3 loaves at once we decreased the buttermilk and added maple syrup. (For some reason maple syrup was only added for 3 loaves but never if we made only one.) We used the clabbered cream substitute of white vinegar or lemon juice and milk for the buttermilk substitute usually too. I have since learned from America's Test Kitchen that plain yogurt plus milk or water makes the best buttermilk substitute and now I only use that method, especially since we always have plain Greek yogurt on hand. (The ratio of yogurt to water/milk differs if you use American or Greek style yogurt. I have to look up the substitution ratio every time since I forget it.) The myth about cutting the cross on the bread was that it let the fairies out but it probably does have a legitimate reason too. I like the all purpose flour recipe my family uses but I must admit that the whole wheat flour version recipe I learned from America's Test Kitchen is healthier so I don't feel as guilty eating it since it's actually more nutritious. Besides the raisins my family's recipe is relatively similar to yours John. Thank you for your cheerful exuberant teaching spirit!
This is one of the oddest recipe reviews I’ve ever read. Thank you for the information. When I made this recipe I forgot to cut the X in the top. So unfortunately the fairies could not escape while cooking. We learned this only after we served the completed loaf on the table. After the screams and horror of my dinner guests, the grisly discovery of the cooked fairies inside the bread proved to be the cause. Still, my dinner guests must be fed so we pressed on. It was very good with jam.
So, there I was, about to make chocolate chip cookies on St. Pat's last week. Then this popped up in my feed and I changed my mind. I made this Irish Soda Bread but with chips and it turned out AWESOME. Highly recommend this recipe.
I luv Irish soda ☘️ bread 🥖,
I will try this .
Hey John, thanks a lot. Your recipe would be my third attempt on this soda bread and it turn out pretty good. The bagel and pretzel as well is really good.
I love your recipes because they're quick and brief 😉
The recipe I always use for St. Patrick's Day calls for orange zest and currants, but I substitute craisins. I make it every year, but the dough is always so wet that I always say i'm going to try a new recipe next time. This year, i'm going to give yours a try, it looks amazing. Thank you!
I’m not a baker but this looks doable. Thank you, John. I was hoping you had a soda bread recipe 😋
Чудесный рецепт! Thank you very much! ❤️👍
Hope you're well and safe wherever you are! ❤️
My favourite variation of soda bread comes from my Irish mother, who flavoured it with orange zest and walnut pieces. Personally, I like the combination of orange and cranberries, so I’m thinking that combo would also make a great bread!
I know this is a video from 1 year ago. I just found it. Also I noticed I was not subscribed on your site. I will do that now. I'm going to try this soda bread. I've watched your videos before and you always make everything look so easy and explain everything so clear.
I bet it would be fabulous with Ocean Spray dried cranberries! 😋
Made this bread today and it was totally fantastic :-) Very moist and light - perfect recipe. Thanks!
Hola John, me gusto tu canal tu receta, porque tiene subtitulos en Spanish, eso es un gran avance, hoy estoy haciendo este pan que me gusta mucho. Espero salga mejor que la version original. Felices todos God bless. ❤
Easy recipe, came out delicious... Thanks !
Love everything you make!
I am totally excited to make this recipe. Thanks John looks delicious
I do like a little bit of caraway seeds in mine. My kids will only eat plain though . Have a great day.
This is SO easy! WOW
I had this before and it was dyed green for Saint Paddy’s Day, along with corn beef and cabbage and of course green 🍺. lol
I add this yesterday. So easy and delicious.
I might try cranberry and orange zest.
Try with Olives or Sun dried Tomatoes & Cheese
Just dont use Sugar, add 1 tsp of Cumin, Chilli flakes + some Seeds
So delicious 😊
my husband is irish and he loves soda bread. will try it for sure ;) in poland you wont buy it
I hope you are well and safe!
Great recipe and instructions. This year I'll make my own! 🍀☘️🍀
That looks so interesting and delicious! I’ve never made bread without using a bread maker, but I want to sometime soon!
You should! This recipe is so fun and easy.
Can confirm, it's really yummy
Looks great! Our family recipe uses sour cream instead of buttermilk. Soda bread is delicious, any time of year, but especially in March!
hi Dan - curious - how much sour cream to you add?
@@sallysmethy4556 16 oz!
@@dandowe1985 Thanks Dan! I somehow usually have sour cream on hand but not buttermilk - nice to have this option.
You can use Greek style yogurt or Kefir.
Try with Olives, Sun dried Tomatoes, add any Seeds
Dont use Sugar, use 1 tsp of Cumin,
Your recipe is exactly the way my family always made it .
Thanks, John. This is perfect!
I have my family recipe for the easiest brown soda
450g strong whole meal flour
14 fluid ounces buttermilk
Teaspoon salt
Teaspoon bread soda ( bicarbonate)
No kneading just make a claw with your hand and mix together make into a circle make a cross and holes for the fairies 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Can't wait to try this tomorrow. I made your cheesecake recipe and it was so good. I used vanilla yogurt and I like it better than sour cream. From now on my go to recipe. So Irish soda with raisins tomorrow
This looks great and sounds so easy to make. Thanks for sharing this
I will have to add a egg to the recipe 😃 thanks 👍