With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner I thought I would share this amazing Irish Soda Bread!! This was a family favorite until I just recently had to go gluten-free. As I mentioned before, I still might have a few non-gluten-free recipes trickle in here that were already photographed. This is wonderful warm out of the oven topped with butter and jam. I’m hoping to experiment and find a gluten free version of this soon!
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Here is what you need:
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, white sugar, and salt.
Stir in the softened butter, buttermilk, and egg. *Instead of buttermilk I usually just add whole milk to a little under the 1 cup line on the measuring cup, and then fill it up the rest of the way to the 1 cup line with white vinegar. I typically do that with all recipes that require buttermilk so I don’t have to purchase separate buttermilk.
Knead on a flowered surface.
Then form dough into a round loaf and place on a greased baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup melted butter and 1/4 cup buttermilk. *I do my milk and vinegar trick here again for the buttermilk; this time I filled the milk to just under the 1/4 cup line, and then I filled it up to the 1/4 cup mark with white vinegar.
Brush the loaf with the butter and buttermilk mixture.
Cut an “X” in the top of the loaf.
Bake at 375 degrees for about 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick in the center comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes and then slice into it and top with butter and jam.
My homemade strawberry jam goes wonderful with this!
Here is your printable recipe!
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoons white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup softened butter, plus ¼ cup melted butter; divided
- 1 cup buttermilk, plus ¼ cup buttermilk; divided
- 1 egg
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, white sugar, and salt.
- Stir in the ½ cup softened butter, 1 cup buttermilk, and egg.
- Knead on a flowered surface.
- Then form the dough into a round loaf and place on a greased baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, combine the ¼ cup melted butter and the ¼ cup buttermilk.
- Brush the loaf with the butter and buttermilk mixture.
- Cut an "X" in the top of the loaf.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick in the center comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes and then slice into it and top with butter and jam.
Miz Helen says
Your Irish Soda Bread with homemade jam looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us for our special St. Patrick’s Day Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back soon.
Miz Helen
Jen says
Thanks so much Miz Helen!!