BS: Irish Soda Bread

Subject: RE: BS: Irish Soda Bread
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Sep 15 - 01:54 PM

When using currants and raisins you're really entering Spotted Dick or Fruit Soda territory. But as long as you're using bi carbonate of soda as your raising agent, you're making soda bread even if it is not what you get when asking for just 'soda bread' in your local baker's. Generic soda bread as understood in Ireland is plain brown bread.

Subject: RE: BS: Irish Soda Bread
From: Rumncoke
Date: 01 Sep 15 - 02:15 PM

Don't knead soda bread.

Mix all the dry ingredients really well before adding in the liquid, then treat it more like pastry than yeast risen bread.

My mother used to use ordinary milk and a dash of white vinegar, as soda bread was usually only made in an emergency.

Subject: RE: BS: Irish Soda Bread
From: Noreen
Date: 01 Sep 15 - 06:52 PM

GUEST 01 Sep 15 - 11:36 AM
- that sounds like my Irish Tea Bread recipe.

Dried fruit soaked in cold tea overnight, then flour, sugar and eggs mixed in and baked. Good on its own or spread with butter. Keeps well too.

I'll post recipe if you'd like.