not your average irish bread

Name: Not Your Average Irish Bread
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 16 ounce(s) sour cream; 4 large eggs; 1 stick(s) butter, melted and cooled; 2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoon(s) cream of tartar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 1/2 cup(s) raisins or Craisins

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Danny McSharry

Brockton, MA

Updated on Jan 20, 2025

When my grandmother came over from the old country (Ireland), she realized that a lot of people here didn't like caraway seeds and a drier bread. She set out to make a bread everyone would like and I believe she did it. My partner Jim and our daughter Navillus absolutely love it. I hope you who try it enjoy it also.

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A slice of Not Your Average Irish Soda Bread with a cup of tea.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

You have to have an open mind and not compare this to what you think Irish soda bread should be because it truly is not your average Irish soda bread. Slightly sweet, it has more of a texture of a pound cake and is delicious. It's like your average quick bread with a light and airy texture and raisins peppered throughout. Enjoy with a cup of tea for a light dessert or as a sweet breakfast option.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

16 ounces sour cream
4 large eggs
1 stick butter, melted and cooled
2 cups granulated sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups raisins or Craisins

How To Make not your average irish bread

Test Kitchen Tips

Ours was baked in 1 hour 15 minutes.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix sour cream, egg, and cooled melted butter in a mixer on low.

Step 2

Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Step 3

Mix dry ingredients int wet ingredients 1 cup at a time on low.
Step 4

Remove the bowl from the mixer and gently fold in raisins or Craisins with a rubber spatula.
Step 5

Grease and flour a tube pan. Spread batter into it.
Step 6

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Step 7

Serve warm or cold with tea or coffee.
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