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McNamara's Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Recipe by: Cmcnamara623

"A recipe handed down by my grandmother Anna Marie McNamara (nee Player). This is a great recipe for a light tea dessert bread. Delicious with light butter hot out of the oven. You can use any type of milk. I usually make this bread when my milk is about to go sour. I like to use raw crystallized sugar in place of the white granulated sugar. My father likes to use buttermilk."

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Directions

Prep15 m
Cook45 m
Ready In1 h 10 m

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2Grease an 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
3Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, 9 tablespoons sugar, and salt in the mixing bowl of a large stand mixer on low speed until combined.
4Mix in butter until thoroughly combined.
5Beat in milk, then eggs, then raisins, incorporating each ingredient well before adding the next.
6Transfer dough to the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
7Bake in the preheated oven until bread has risen and the top is golden brown, about 45 minutes. A toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean.
8Cool for about 10 minutes before slicing. Best served warm.

Footnotes

Cook's Note:
I like to use my standing mixer to mix the ingredients. When the milk and eggs get added in, the mixture becomes heavy to stir by hand. The more you mix together the ingredients the better it is.

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