McNamara's Irish Soda Bread
Total Time
59 min
18m prep · 41m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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A recipe handed down by my grandmother Anna Marie McNamara (nee Player). This is a great recipe for a light tea dessert bread. Delicious with light butter hot out of the oven. You can use any type of milk. I usually make this bread when my milk is about to go sour. I like to use raw crystallized sugar in place of the white granulated sugar. My father likes to use buttermilk.

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 9 tablespoons white sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoons salt
  • 3.5 tablespoons butter , softened
  • 0.5 cups milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.5 cups raisins
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Grease an 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan.

  3. 3

    Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, 9 tablespoons sugar, and salt in the mixing bowl of a large stand mixer on low speed until combined.

  4. 4

    Mix in butter until thoroughly combined.

  5. 5

    Beat in milk, then eggs, then raisins, incorporating each ingredient well before adding the next.

  6. 6

    Transfer dough to the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

  7. 7

    Bake in the preheated oven until bread has risen and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes. A toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean.

  8. 8

    Cool for about 10 minutes before slicing. Best served warm.

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