(Different) Irish Soda Bread

"A little different than most soda bread recipes, which makes it even more delicious! The beer and pepper add a little different flavor, not mention a genuine Irish-ness. I got this out of a Woman's World magazine. This bread tastes best eaten right out of the oven."
 
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photo by Outta Here photo by Outta Here
photo by Outta Here
photo by Outta Here photo by Outta Here
Ready In:
1hr 5mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
1 HUGE loaf
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Let beer stand until flat, about 20-30 minutes.
  • Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, caraway seeds, salt, and pepper.
  • Stir in raisins.
  • Stir in beer, butter, and one egg until a dough forms.
  • On a floured surface, knead dough until smooth. Shape into round loaf.
  • With kitchen scissors or serrated knife, cut 1/2" deep X into top of bread.
  • Lightly beat remaining egg and brush over dough.
  • Bake 55 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped on bottom.
  • Remove from pan and cool on rack.
  • Eat warm for best taste!

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Reviews

  1. This turned out great, despite the fact that we 1) used a pretty lousy type of light beer and 2) realized too late that we were out of caraway seeds. This bread has a nice sweetness to it, and the texture is great. I really enjoyed the cracked pepper on top; it went surprisingly well with the raisins (well, we used currants...pretty much the same thing). Thanks for posting this!
     
  2. One of the best soda breads I have made. I used Sierra Nevada Bigfoot beer, which is an amber, barleywine style ale. Really added some flavor to the bread, along with the caraway seeds. Left out the raisins, as I was serving this with potato soup. I formed this into about an 8-inch round about 2 inches thick, and it rose while baking to about 6 inches! Thanks for this keeper!
     
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