Sour Cream Raisins Bread Recipes

IRISH SODA BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, sour cream and raisins and mix until just combined. Distribute batter evenly between the two pans.
• Bake loaves at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.

SWEET IRISH BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. I use a glass one.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the sour cream mixture until just blended. Fold in raisins. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a small knife inserted into the crown, comes out clean.

IRISH SOUR CREAM BREAD

Steps:

• Sift first 3 ingredients together in Large bowl (#1).
• Mix next 5 ingredients in Smaller bowl (#2).
• Slowly mix Bowl #2 ingredients into Bowl #1 until well blended.
• Mix in 2 cups of Raisins (and 1 tablespoons Caraway Seeds, if desired).
• Pour into 9" greased and floured round cake pan and shape into round loaf. (Note: Batter will be sticky.).
• Sprinkle the top with Cinnamon and/or Sugar, if desired.
• With a sharp knife, make an "X" in the top of loaf.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes at 350 degrees.
• When toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done.

APPLESAUCE BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
• Beat together eggs, sugar, and oil. Blend in applesauce, and then sour cream or buttermilk. Mix in flour, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon. Stir in raisins. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 80 minutes. Cool on wire racks.