Irish Soda Bread With An Indian Touch

For Irish, today is a very special day to celebrate as it is the saint Patrick's day. On this day, the Irish prepare some traditional recipes and enjoy the special day wearing green. And for this special occasion we present you a favorite Irish recipe called the "Irish Soda Bread". soda bread is classic recipe of Ireland which has "buttermilk" as the main ingredient. Take a look at how to go about with the delicious Irish soda bread recipe.

Irish Soda Bread Recipe - Patrick's Day Traditional Recipe

Ingredients :

1. 3 1/2 cups flour

2. 1 1/2 tsp sugar

3. 3/4 tsp salt

4. 1/2 tsp baking soda

5. 3 tsp butter

6. 1/2 cup raisins

7. Pinch Of cardamom powder

8. 1 egg, lightly beaten

9. 1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Irish Soda Bread Preparation:

1 Preheat oven to 425° F.

2.Combine flour, sugar, salt, cardamom and baking soda in a bowl and whisk well.

3. Then add butter and mix well until it attains coarse meal texture. Add raises and mix well.

4. Add beaten egg and buttermilk and knead well until it is soft dough.

5. Transfer the dough into a greased pan and shape the dough into a round loaf.

6. Bake it for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Tasty Irish soda bread is ready to serve.

Apart from raisins, caraway seeds, dried cranberries can also be an ingredient to the soda bread.