Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread | Homemade Bread Recipe

Irish Soda Bread is just the right comfort food any time of year! Not just for spring St. Patrick's Day holiday celebrations, enjoy it fresh out of the oven on cool, crisp fall days, or bake up a batch on a winter snowy morning! Easy to make in multiple batches, this traditional family favorite homemade Buttermilk Irish Soda bread recipe is made with Buttermilk to give it a rich taste and texture.

Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread

My husband's family is Irish and my mother-in-law taught me how to make Irish Soda Bread from scratch. While there are many Irish soda bread buttermilk recipes out there that can be made in a breadmaker, this one is so easy I prefer to knead it myself eat straight out of the oven! Since it makes three loaves, give one to family or friends! This traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe was shared with me by a co-worker quite some years ago.  Serve it with your favorite Saint Patrick's Day food or beverage of choice!

If you have a bread machine, you might want to celebrate with this Breadmaker Irish Soda Bread recipe

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Easy clean-up with my crochet cotton handmade dish cloths from my Moomettes Crochet shop!

Be sure to check out my recipe for Breadmaker Irish Soda Bread too!

Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread

9     c. all purpose flour
3 1/3     c. sugar
1 tbl salt
1 tbl baking soda
2 tbl baking powder
2 tbl caraway seeds
2     c. raisins (or currants)
6     eggs
1     c. melted butter or vegetable shortening
2     c. sour cream
1     c. buttermilk

Mix or sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder and caraway seeds.  Stir in raisins.

In a second bowl with a wire whisk, beat together eggs, lard, sour cream and buttermilk.

Combine the two mixtures, stirring just until moistened; do not over mix.  Turn dough into three greased loaf pans.  Bake at 350° about 1 hour.  Makes 3 loaves

Happy Baking!

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Breadmaker Irish Soda Bread Recipe | Bread Machine

This is a Breadmaker Irish Soda Bread can be made in a breadmaker machine.

Irish Soda Bread for Breadmaker

St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th, and it is a day for everyone to be " wearing o' the green” along with other customary Irish traditions. My husband's family is Irish, and it wouldn't be Saint Patrick's Day if I didn't make Irish Soda Bread from scratch.  I posted an Irish Soda Bread recipe made with Buttermilk that's baked in the oven.

Once you see how easy it is to make Irish Soda Bread in a Breadmaker, you'll be making it all year long!

Most people don't realize that Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland wasn't born there. The color Green is symbolic of spring and the flourishing of the crops. You can be Irish at heart by wearing Green or incorporating the color in food to celebrate and observe this fun holiday as it's a holiday for people of all ages.


Be sure to check out my easy recipe for New England Shepards Pie with Stout, along with traditional Buttermilk Irish Soda Bread and Crockpot Bread Pudding for dessert too!

Easy clean up with my crochet Handmade Cotton Dish Cloths at my Moomettes Crochet shop!

Breadmaker Irish Soda Bread For Bread Machine

*Large Loaf:*
Buttermilk 1-1/8 to 1-1/4 cup
2 eggs
6 Tbl. Honey
4 Tbl. Butter
1-1/2 Tsp. Salt
4-1/3 c. All Purpose Flour or King Arthur Bread Flour
4 Tsp. Caraway Seeds
1-1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda
1-1/2 Tsp. Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
1/2 c. Currants or Raisins

Place all ingredients except currants in bread pan. Select Light crust setting and Raisin Nut cycle. Press Start.

Observe the dough as it kneeds. After 5 to 10 minutes, if it appears dry and stiff or if your machine sounds as if it’s straining to kneed it, add more liquid 1 Tablespoon at a time until dough forms a smooth, soft, pliable ball that is slightly tacky to the touch.

At the beep, add the currants. (If you can’t find currants, substitute raisins)

After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan, place on cake rack, and allow to cool 1 hour before slicing. 

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Source: (one of my favorite cookbooks) More Bread Machine Magic : More Than 140 New Recipes From the Authors of Bread Machine Magic for Use in All Types of Sizes of Bread Machines