Irish soda bread

Do you have the luck of the Irish???? Well you can consider your self pretty lucky if you have Irish soda bread on your dinner table on St. Patrick's Day! This Irish soda bread is delicious and can be made with things you have stocked up in your fridge. This Irish soda bread is still tasty even though it DOESN'T HAVE SODA IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although, The soda bread doesn't have soda in it it will bring a taste to your mouth that is unlike any other. This tasty Irish snack will leave you grinning from ear to ear.

One  though i have about Soda bread is, WHY DOESN'T IT HAVE SODA IN IT? Do you ever wonder this? I think they call it Irish soda bread because one of the ingredients in the extraordinary bread, is baking soda . But, in earlier times the Irish used soda ash inside in the soda bread. Irish soda bread began in the 19th century when baking soda was introduced to the lower class households of Ireland. Since ovens were scarce, soda and buttermilk were something people desired because of their capability in creating a plump loaf in a cast iron pot, or bastible. In Ireland the flour in the soda bread is typically made from soft wheat;so soda bread is best made with cake or pasty flour (made from soft wheat). This is some of the history of delious Irish soda bread. I hope you enjoyed stepping into the past and learning about the history of Irish soda bread. Below is an amazing recipe on how to make Irish Soda bread. Hope you ENJOY!!!!

• Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs     
• 1 pint sour cream
• 1 cup raisins

Make It!

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 8x4 inch loaf pans.
2. 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.
3. Bake loaves at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour.