9 Reviews of Traditional Irish Soda Bread

From: DDW

On Nov 2, 2003

I'm with Cornelia - I'd never had Irish Soda bread in my life until tonight. I had planned corned beef and cabbage for dinner and forgot to put some bread in the machine so I thought, what about Irish Soda Bread and did a search on it to figure out how it was made. The timing worked out perfectly and we all LOVED it! I didn't have any currants so I used raisins instead. Warmed with lots of butter, it was a treat with our dinner. I have a feeling I will be repeating this bread with all sorts of other recipes. Glad I found this one. Thanks!

From: Chef #48136

On Mar 17, 2003

Not only was this the first time I made Irish Soda Bread, it was also the first time I ate it. I have no idea what Irish Soda Bread is "supposed" to be like, but this was excellent! Slightly sweet, slightly tangy... I couldn't stop eating it! Next time I will have to make a half recipe so that I don't eat so much of it! The only change I made to the recipe was to leave out the currants, since my husband doesn't like them.

From: CraftScout

On Mar 17, 2007

I made this today for St. Patty's Day dinner. It made my father reminisce about his mother's cooking, and my picky 5 year old snagged the last piece. I used raisins instead of currants and didn't glaze (I didn't want it to be too sweet). It was very easy to do, and so delicious. Thanks for a great recipe.

From: Kitchen Little

On Mar 4, 2008

This is a great Irish soda bread. I just made a loaf today and it was so easy and good. Thanks for a great recipe.

From: staceymoreman

On Oct 21, 2006

This was great. My daughters made it for St Patricks day. We all loved it. I am posting their photo. Thanks for posting.

From: erinBOberrin

On Mar 17, 2008

This is a great recipe. I've used it for a couple of years now, and I find it to be extremely easy and so delicious. I haven't used currants when I've made it, although it does sound good. Also, I've skipped the glaze. It works 'plain' like this as well. Thanks for sharing!!

From: Chef #1204519

On Mar 16, 2009

This produces a great loaf of bread. Somewhat sweet, and very good. I opted for a hony water mix rather then sugar water..

From: Jen in Victoria, BC

On Mar 17, 2009

Delicious bread! Currants give a nice flavour. Tastes great warmed up with butter.

From: Baked Therapy

On Oct 30, 2009

this bread always turns out great. perfectly dense and moist, and excellent as-is or toasted. I leave out the currants and use a milk wash instead of a glaze, but that is just my preference.