Applesauce Irish Soda Bread Recipes

IRISH APPLESAUCE SODA BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce and butter.
• Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until dough forms a ball.
• Turn out onto floured surface and knead raisins into dough.
• Pat dough into 7-inch round and place in sprayed 8-inch round baking pan; cut ¼-inch deep cross into top of dough and brush with milk.
• Bake 35 minutes at 375 degrees, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, invert onto wire rack, turn right side up, and cool completely.

ROSIE'S TRADITIONAL IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl beat eggs and stir in sour cream.
• Add the egg and sour cream mixture to the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon.
• Batter will be very thick.
• Add the raisins and caraway seeds and stir well with wooden spoon or knead in with your hands.
• Place batter in a greased 9 inch springform pan.
• Dust the top with enough flour so that you can pat the batter like a bread dough evenly in the pan without it sticking to your hands.
• With a knife make a shallow crisscross on the top.
• Bake for 50 minutes in a preheated 350ºF oven.

CLASSIC IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Whisk together first 5 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk together 1 egg and buttermilk. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in raisins., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 6-8 times. Shape into a 6-1/2-in. round loaf; place on a greased baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a shallow cross in top of loaf. Whisk remaining egg; brush over top., Bake until golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.