It’s been a family tradition for many years now that on St. Patrick’s Day I make corned beef, potatoes, and traditional Irish soda bread. Yum! I thought I’d share one of the Irish soda bread recipes that I use. This bread is really moist, unlike some of the other recipes I’ve tried where the bread is really dry. I switched up the original recipe I found a bit, added some rosemary, and it was delicious!!
Rosemary Irish Soda Bread
4 cups flour
4 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk with 2 tsp. white vinegar added)
2 eggs (one for the dough, and one for an egg wash, where will you just use the white)
Fresh rosemary, chopped
1. Grease a baking sheet, and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, butter, and rosemary. I did this in my Kitchen Aid. Stir in the buttermilk and egg. (If you don’t have buttermilk, like I didn’t, just add a couple teaspoons of white vinegar to 1 cup of milk, and let it sit for a few minutes.)
3. Pat the dough into a round shape, flatten the top slightly, and place on the greased baking sheet. Brush on a slightly stirred egg white, and cut an X in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife. Bake the bread for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Recipe adapted from this recipe on allrecipes.com.
I hope you enjoy this bread as much as we did! The rosemary is optional, but I’m a sucker for any bread with fresh rosemary in it!
Does your family have a specific meal that you eat every St. Patrick’s Day? I’d love to hear!
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XO, Laura
Andrea Reed says
Stopping by again from TT&J! Now following 🙂 Looking forward to trying!
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Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
So glad you came to visit again! And excited that you are following, thank you! I’m off to check out your blog!!
Bibliophile says
Could you edit this recipe a bit? What state is the butter supposed to be in: melted, cubed? When does the rosemary go in? Was it just the yolk in the dough, or do I need a second egg for the egg wash?
Laura @ Make Life Lovely says
The butter just needs to be softened, like the recipe says. Not melted, not straight out of the fridge, but soft to the touch. You can put it in the microwave for a couple seconds if your butter is coming from the fridge. The rosemary can go in with the first set of ingredients. Just edited the recipe to add this. The dough has a full egg in it, and the wash is a whole different egg, where you will just need the white for the wash. Hope that helps!
TRISH says
How much rosemary?