“For me, soda bread is warmth and comfort,” says Gillian Fitzgerald. “It can be as elevated or simple as you want it to be. You can have your smoked salmon and your super-fancy cheese plate, or you ...

There is nothing better than a loaf of Irish Soda Bread fresh out of the oven. It’s a quick bread raised with baking soda and baked to golden brown perfection. It’s slightly sweet because of the ...

When you think classic Irish foods, soda bread springs to mind. So I wasn’t surprised when my teenage daughter wanted me to make Irish soda bread to serve as part of her International Fair project.

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When I asked a colleague for his wife's recipe for Irish Soda Bread — I'd had it once at a staff pot luck and it was outrageously good — he said he wasn't sure he could give it out. "She said it’s her ...

With about five minutes of prep involved — and no rise time at all — it’s a startling easy yet impressive addition to any St. Patrick’s Day feast. So if you’re cooking today, volunteer to make the ...

There's plenty to love about St. Patrick's Day, but few more enjoyable than a delicious slice of soda bread - with or without butter or the topping of your choice. Here's an easy Irish soda bread ...

Unlike a yeast bread, this quick bread doesn't make you wait for it to rise. Soda bread has four very basic components: flour, baking soda (hence the name), salt and buttermilk. Without yeast, the ...

1. Set the oven at 425 degrees. Cut a sheet of parchment paper that is 6 inches longer than the top of a heavy-based heatproof 3 1/2-to-4-quart casserole with a lid (enameled cast iron is ideal here).

An Irish friend taught me the most important step to take when making Irish soda bread, the one technique that makes the bread different from any other quick bread. It is essential, she tells me, to ...