183 Reviews of Irish Rosie's Irish Soda Bread

From: ratherbeswimmin'

On Mar 20, 2003

This was my first time to ever make or taste Irish soda bread. I made it for our St. Patrick's Day family get-together. It was wonderful. Very light in texture and the caraway seed adds so much to the flavor. I can't imagine anyone leaving this ingredient out. I am bread-making challenged and I thought this recipe was very easy to make. Thanks 1Steve.

From: Derf

On Mar 18, 2002

Wonderfull Soda Bread!! Very light and lots of raisins and caraway. Didn't change a thing and it is the best I've made in years!! A real keeper, thanks for sharing 1Steve, we will make it again and again.

From: Iron Bloomers

On Mar 17, 2004

adding my 5* to the rest...this is excellant, crusty, light & flavorful. The only adjustment I made was to 'plump' the raisins..covering with boiling water for 2 min. then draining before adding to the batter...I find this not only adds to the appearance but makes them softer. Thanks for a great recipe...

From: Nnud Ikkin

On Jan 20, 2008

This bread was lovely and easy to make and was very "tummyyummi" as my lil godson would say.I don't know why some people have a problem with the sour cream being nonauthentic. Sour cream was made centuries ago in the eastern cultures and then passed into Europe. Sour cream was made by allowing fresh cream's natural bacteria to sour itself. It can also be replicated by using the combination of a cup of cream and a tablespoon of cultured buttermilk (nonpastrzd). Irish Soda Bread is a form of buttermilk bread and yes it is similar to Sultana Cake Bread. The only change in the recipe could be that poorer households couldn't afford white flour and used a combination of wheat and rye and that raisins, sultanas, and other fruit were not readily available to the poor. We have to remember our bread recipes probably were adapted and changed by immigrants who had new ingredients available to them upon reaching the Americas and by the native Irish themselves as times changed and ingredients became easier to find and cheaper to buy.

From: Lennie

On Mar 18, 2002

I made this to go with our corned beef St. Paddy's Day dinner on the Zaar "Go Irish-Go Green" cook-a-thon on March 16/17, 2002. What a great choice! This was very easy to whip up, looked great, and tasted even better. Very light and very moist. I had to leave out the caraway seeds due to hubby's dislike of them, but I'm sure they would add a great taste. I used fatfree sour cream and it worked fine. Thanks for posting this, Steve; it's a real keeper!

From: Lorac

On Mar 19, 2004

Excellent! If I had known Irish Soda bread was so easy I would have made it years ago. I served it with sweet butter for our St Pats Day dinner. I love caraway but I think I would use just 1 tbls next time. Thanks 1Steve for this special treat.

From: Michelle S.

On Nov 22, 2002

I made this for an "Irish night" at work and the clients nearly trampled me getting to the table to try this! Several of them gave me their addresses so I could mail then the recipe! This has a velvety texture, the only thing I did that was different cut the caraway in half. Kudos 1Steve!

From: Brenda Smerechniak

On Mar 17, 2003

I loved It! I would not change a thing. I have been craving Irish soda bread, and this was the best I ever had.It was not difficult to make and It came out very moist.

From: Vina

On Mar 17, 2004

This really is the best Irish soda bread--at least that I've eaten. The only change made was that I used golden raisins and soaked them in some Irish whiskey before adding. I can't wait for breakfast to try it toasted.

From: rickie

On May 8, 2002

Fabulous 1Steve! Made this yesterday and it was just perfect. I can see that this recipe is open to one's creativity... and am planning to try several different addition ideas. Thanks a bunch for sharing