Tuesday, March 20, 2012

BWJ - Irish Soda Bread



Today's Baking with Julia recipe is Irish Soda Bread.  Our hosts for this week, Carla of Chocolate Moosey and Cathleen of My Culinary Mission, will have the recipe, or buy the book.

This bread was as easy peasy - only 4 ingredients required, 5 if you add cranberries like I did.  I don't even buy buttermilk anymore - I read once that you add one tablespoon of lemon juice to a cup of milk to make a buttermilk substitute so that is what I did for this bread.  I made only a quarter recipe because apparently this bread does not keep well.

The bread came out well - no rising time, quick to bake, and a soft, light interior:



I ate a piece warm out of the oven spread with fig jam - it was pretty damn fine, if I say so myself.

You can see what the other group bakers thought by visiting the LYL section of the BWJ website.
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27 comments:

  1. FlourchildMarch 20, 2012 at 7:04 AM

    Yum..looks so good. Im baking mine right now!!

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  2. CindyMarch 20, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    I still have time to make this yummy loaf. Looks delicious.

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  3. KateMarch 20, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Don't you just love that there were only four ingredients and it's so tasty? I halved my recipe, but that was sheerly out of necessity. I only had two cups of flour (oops)! Your bread looks great.

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  4. UnknownMarch 20, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    I should have added raisins...!

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  5. JillMarch 20, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    It looks lovely, and it was so easy! I buy buttermilk, use a little, and then throw out the rest :)

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  6. Mary HirschMarch 20, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Looks 'pretty damn fine' to me also. Cranberries!!! Only a lawyer, and, not an Irish lawyer, would be that creative. Next time I make it, I am going for the cranberries. Mary Hirsch

    http://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/

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  7. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaMarch 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    You read my mind! I just had some lovely soda bread for dinner last night (alas I didn't bake it though).

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  8. Cher RockwellMarch 20, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    I added cranberries too! Great minds think alike.
    This was just so easy - which was a relief...

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  9. ElaineMarch 21, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    Great job! I bet it was good with dried cranberries. I was so surprised at how easy and good this was. I also no longer make buttermilk because it is so easy to make it as you need it.

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  10. smarkiesMarch 21, 2012 at 1:27 AM

    Hahaha. And I thought that I was already being conservative when I halved the recipe - you quartered it!
    Looks like it turned out great!

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  11. KathyMarch 21, 2012 at 3:43 AM

    Your loaf looks perfectly lovely…I love fig jam! A great combo!

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  12. Wendy (pinkstripes)March 21, 2012 at 3:45 AM

    Your bread looks great! Next time I make it, I'm going to add dried cranberries (or whatever dried fruit I have in hand).

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  13. Jessica of My Baking HeartMarch 21, 2012 at 4:30 AM

    Oooh, cranberries! Sounds wonderful! :)

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  14. HeatherMarch 21, 2012 at 5:02 AM

    Beautiful loaf! I definitely need to try some add-ins next time!

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  15. yummychunkletMarch 21, 2012 at 5:08 AM

    Your loaf looks so pretty! Great post!

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  16. Karen @ SoupAddictMarch 21, 2012 at 5:35 AM

    The picture of the sliced loaf looks so pretty!

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  17. Kris' KitchenMarch 21, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    Cranberries sound perfect...I also added some dried fruits and they were a great addition to this recipe.

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  18. Gretchen NoelleMarch 21, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    I bet your quarter loaf was cute! And with fig jam - yum!

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  19. TeaLadyMarch 22, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    Almost too easy to be sooooo good. Buttery, soft.

    Mine is still holding up well and made it three days ago.

    Yours looks just right.

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  20. Johanna GGGMarch 22, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    it is ages since I made soda bread - your photos are so lovely that I itching to make some

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  21. JuliaMarch 23, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    Looks great!

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  22. AmandaMarch 24, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    I loved how easy this was too! Your loaf looks yummy!

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  23. steph- whisk/spoonMarch 25, 2012 at 7:20 AM

    sounds good! i meant to add dried fruit to mine, too, but forgot...next time...

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  24. Daisy@NevertoosweetMarch 26, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    Ohh yum! Love easy recipes :) i've never had Irish Soda bread before!!! I Can't wait to try thanks for sharing :D

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  25. KayteMarch 31, 2012 at 10:20 AM

    Looks great. This is the first year in my memory that I did not make Irish Soda Bread for March 17th...this should tell you the state of my mind right now...totally struggling to keep one foot in front of the other with worry about my son. I hope this changes soon as I am missing out on a lot of fun stuff. Yours is just beautiful.

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  26. AnonymousMarch 31, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    ooh! fig jam!! love it!

    Alice @ http://acookingmizer.wordpress.com

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  27. Lucas @ CoverVersions.tvApril 15, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    Four ingredients? No rising time? This may just end up as the second I'm-scared-to-make-proper-bread-bread-recipe.

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