Comments on: Irish Soda Bread ~ Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 05:44:11 +0000

I’m a total sucker for soda bread. Thanks for the recipe! I’ll def. try it.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:44:29 +0000

Your bread looks delicious! I’ll have to add it to my list of breads to make.

By: MarthaAndMe

MarthaAndMe — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:20:37 +0000

I love soda bread. This year I made my family recipe and Martha Stewart’s for a taste-off. Both were good. You can see them here:
http://marthaandme.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/st-pattys-day-blowout/
I love the color of yours and it looks like sliced nicely without crumbling!

By: Elyse

Elyse — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:35:53 +0000

What a great occasion to learn about your Irish history! Your bread looks fabulous, and the evolution is quite interesting. Happy belated St. Patty’s Day!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:18:05 +0000

Yum! this looks delicious. I have had Irish Soda Bread a couple times at an Irish pub but you’re right… I think it may have had some raisins of which I could do without. Yours looks great. I will have to try it soon especially since there is no rise time!

By: Claire Mason

Claire Mason — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:42 +0000

Yours looks like it turned out lovely. My grandma (who’s Irish) includes just a little bit of caraway seeds, and that gives it a kind of rye bread-y taste. So good.
I share your guilt. Whenever it’s around, I can’t resist it either.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:08:11 +0000

Looks great! Nice job. I had never made one or tasted it either before yesterday. I think we used a very similar recipe too.

By: claire

claire — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:17 +0000

your bread looks really nice and fluffy! this st. patrick’s day got my interest in irish soda bread all perked up. i’m going to have to try it, soon…

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:50:02 +0000

Hope you enjoyed the holiday! The bread looks yummy!

By: Joelen

Joelen — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:11:49 +0000

Looks delicious and I’m loving the beautiful crust!

By: Jillian

Jillian — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:18:29 +0000

Hi Chelle,

I love making soda bread. I make it a couple times a year at least! It’s really good with stews that are chock full of veggies or with maple syrup on it.

I’ve never heard of brushing melted butter on the loaf once it comes out of the oven. I always just sprinkle some sugar on the top before I bake it.

Also: if you don’t have a thermometer or a skewer (but really who doesn’t?) you can check to see if the loaf is done by turning it over and tapping the bottom. If it makes the “thwunk thwunk” sound, like a ripe watermelon, it’s done. =] That’s my favorite way to check.

Happy baking, and happy St. Patrick’s day!