How to Make Irish Soda Bread - St. Patrick's Day

Irish soda bread is a sweet, dense, yet fluffy loaf of bread that is so easy to make! But the best part of it is, that it requires no yeast! RECIPE DOWN BELOW: Instagram:   / thecorrigansisters   Facebook:   / thecorrigansisters   Pinterest:   / _created   Irish Soda Bread By: The Corrigan Sisters Serves: 8-10 INGREDIENTS: -4 cups all purpose flour -1/3 cup granulated sugar -1 tsp. Baking soda -1 tsp. Baking powder -1 tsp. Salt -1 cup raisins (optional) -6 Tbsp. very cold, cubed butter -1 3/4 cup Buttermilk -1 large egg INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 400° You can bake it in multiple things. You can use a lined baking sheet, a 9-10 inch cake pan (lightly greased), or a 12 inch seasoned cast iron skillet. 2. In a large bowl, whisk together your dry ingredients, 4 cups flour, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. baking powder, and 1 tsp. salt. 4. Now add in 1 cup raisins (optional) and mix until combined. 5. Then add in 6 Tbsp. very cold, cubed butter, and break it up with a pastry cutter or your hands, until coarse crumbs. 6. In a separate bowl whisk together 1 3/4 cup buttermilk, and 1 large egg. 7. Pour your wet ingredients into the dry, mixing until it comes together. 8. Transfer dough onto floured surface, and knead until you see no more streaks of flour. Then shape into a ball, and transfer to a cast iron skillet, a lined baking sheet, or a lightly greased cake pan. 9. Cut a cross in the middle of the bread, and bake in a preheated oven at 400° for 30 minutes, then cover with foil, and bake another 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 10. Transfer to a cooling rack, and let cool for 10 minutes, and then serve! TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Ingredients 01:00 Baking dish options 01:11 Dry ingredients 01:37 Cutting in butter 02:00 Wet ingredients 02:10 Pouring wet into dry 02:14 Mixing 02:33 Kneading dough 03:13 Transfer onto baking pan 03:20 Cutting a cross 03:25 Baking 03:39 Letting cool 03:47 Taste test! #thecorrigansisters #irishsodabread #stpatricksday