Goldie’s Irish Soda Bread

My favorite recipe for soda bread. Be sure to see my note below about baking. Sometimes mistakes can turn out to be for the good.

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 cup raisins

1 tablespoon caraway seed

1 large egg

1 1/4 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup sour cream

Set oven to 300° (see note below). Butter a 9-inch round cake pan. Sift together the dry ingredients. Using a food processor with the steel blade or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles small peas.

Blend in the raisins and caraway seeds. Beat the egg, buttermilk, and sour cream together until blended. Stir the egg mixture into the dry mixture just until blended.

Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for about 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

CeCe’s Note:

I mistakenly baked this at 300º for the first 45 or 50 minutes. When it wasn’t getting done I realized the oven was not set at 350º as the recipe stated. All I can say is it was one good mistake . . . might have even helped it stay moister . . . who knows? It turned out fantastic!