Real Irish Soda Bread

This isn't "Real Irish Soda Bread" . That is, if by "real" you mean traditional. The traditional didn't even include half of these ingredients. Sorry if I'm being rude, but the original recipes are nothing like this one.

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I have to agree with Wylder. I've spent plenty of time in Ireland. This is not a traditional Irish soda bread...Northern-white/farl. Southern-brown/cake. Albeit, this recipe may be good, it does not resemble the authentic soda breads in the least. This resembles more of a tea bread than a soda.

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Great recipe - but one glaring omission is no salt. I added a half teaspoon (it would be a bland bread without the salt). I didn't have buttermilk, but soured milk worked just fine. Really fabulous, flavorful bread. This was my first try with Irish Soda Bread, which I usually find dry and too crumbly. The four of us scarfed nearly the whole loaf!!

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Oh my goodness! When I saw kittencal liked this recipe I knew I had to give it a try. As usual she's absolutely right...this recipe is for sure a keeper. It yields such a tender moist loaf and not at all heavy (a problem with many a soda bread recipe). I love this warm straight from the oven and later toasted,buttered along with a mug of tea. It also freezes beautifully. Thanks so much for this perfectly written recipe that gave me the ever elusive 5 star loaf of Irish soda bread. Hats off!!!

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I love this bread, I made it using Greek yogurt as that is all I use, this rose beautiful with a wonderful flavor, I will for certain make this again many more times, what a great recipe, thanks for sharing DeSouter! :)

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I thought this recipe was very good, but it is definately not the recipe that I grew up with. This recipe is more moist and does not have the soda/salt flavor that I am used to. It's almost to cakey and a little too sweet. Maybe next time, I'd try 1 egg and 1 tsp cream of tartar. I used 1 cup of sour cream and substituted 2 tbs of olive oil for butter.

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I did not like this bread at all. Sorry!

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FINALLY! YAHOO! After attempting for many years to have the best soda bread like Mom used to make, I have finally succeeded on St. Patrick's Day. Luck of the Irish. Mom when asked for her famous soda bread recipe would reply, "It's all in me head." We never did get the pinch of this or that written down. She is now 98 and abit of forgetfulness inhibits her to remember it all, so therefore I am thrilled to find this excellent. So everyone, do not look any further. It'll be gone by teatime tonite. It is so light and fluffy. Omitted the caraway and I could use a tad more raisins, but it will a staple in this Irish household.

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I made this soda bread for a huge crowd on St. Patrick's Day! It got rave reviews and I couldn't stop eating it. It was sooo moist and flavorful without being overly sweet. In fact, I'm craving it now! Great recipe!

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After looking for days all over the internet, I chose this recipe. It is wonderful. I even found some recipes that were supposed to be "traditional". Well, they can keep them as they would not be eaten by us. We attended a St. Patrick>s Day dinner last night and I supplied this bread. It was a hit! We liked it so well, I am making it again tomorrow for the weekend. Why wait for St. Patrick's day? That is too far away. Thank you so much for posting. BTW, the only change I made was to add some salt.

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I made this bread yesterday and it is absolutely the best soda bread I have ever eaten. I don't care if it is traditional or not. It is moist and delicious. We love it and it is the only soda bread I will make.

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I'm here to tell you THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!!! I made this for St. Pat's and we loved it. I used sour cream and followed the recipe exactly as written I had no trouble with this at all. Baking time was right on, taste and texture were great and it sliced like a dream. Added this to tried and true file and will make it many more times. Thanks for sharing DeSouter!

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Here, Here De Souter! Pretty111 shame! I downloaded this recipe yesterday, and plan to make it for St. Paddy's. And will rate it AFTER I have made it and eaten it! Many old authentic traditional recipes have, of-course had more readily available ingredients added to them over the years, to make them more palatable. Having lived in Ireland many years ago, I never cared to try soda bread again! Believe me! But can't wait to try this! Keep up the good work DeSouter!

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5 star

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This is really good; I didn't have caraway, so I mixed it up a little. (1/4 t ground coriander, 1/8 t ground nutmeg, 2 t. poppy seeds.) Also used 2 cups of whole wheat, 1 of white flour. I checked it after 45 minutes and it was done, and I think I could have taken it out earlier...it's a little bit dry. I will certainly make this again, though!!

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I loved this recipe! The addition of caraway was the perfect touch. I used currants in mine, and had bought them at Trader Joe's and they were more plump and tasty than other currants I have bought at the grocery store. I think they made this recipe go over the top as well. Wonderful with Irish butter! Thanks for sharing. ~Sue

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I enjoyed the texture of this bread. It was very moist Mine only took about 40 minutes before it was done. Nice recipe. Thanks!

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So good! I've tried several Irish soda bread recipes, and this is the most moist. I used 1/2 sour cream and 1/2 yogurt. I left out the fruit because I served the bread with soup, but I look forward to trying this with fruit, too. The dough was sticky and difficult to shape, but I think that the resulting rough outer texture of this bread was part of its appeal. Thanks for sharing this!

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This is the third year in a row that I will be making this bread. The first time I used the caraway seeds, but we didn't care for them that much. I omitted the currants or raisins as well, since we don't like them. Made without those two ingredients, this bread is wonderful, and my husband looks forward to it being alongside his corned beef and cabbage every year. ;) Thanks for posting!

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A very nice bread for St. Patrick's day. I think if we make it again we'll have to forego the caraway seeds.

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