17 Reviews of Irish Soda Bread

From: -Sylvie-

On Jan 23, 2006

This was so easy to make and I could hardly wait for it to be cool enough to slice! I had it with butter and home-made strawberry & rhubarb jam. Lovely! I used 50/50 plain and stoneground wholemeal flour as I prefer brown soda bread. I guess the wholemeal flour was the reason that I had to use additional buttermilk to bind it all together (about 1/4 cup). I'll defenitely be making this again! UPDATE I have finaly tried the recipe as it is written because I was out of wholemeal flour and just wanted to add, that it's still a great tasting soda bread, that I just can't stop eating!

From: Chef #570804 Halifax Liz

On May 4, 2008

Sorry,but I have to agree with one of the reviewers that this bread is dry. I have been making Irish soda bread since I was a pre teen (which Ilearned from my mother). If you omit the corntarch and add 4 tbls. of butter I think you will see a differnce. Good luck.

From: LeighLye

On Aug 29, 2004

Just a comment: most traditional irish soda breads have caraway seeds on top. Just brush a little egg white and sprinkle the seeds on top before baking! It's a great, classic addition!

From: Lieutenant Ducky

On Oct 23, 2007

this bread was great. I followed the instructions pretty much perfectly. for buttermilk I did 2%, a dollop of plain yogurt, and about 2 tsp vinegar. the bread was great. the flavour was perfect- not to salty, but still flavourful. The crumb was nice too. a pretty heavy bread, but the type of thing that's nice with a cup of coffee and some marmalade! mmm. Next time I'll knead it as little as possible to make it a bit fluffier, and maybe see what happens if I don't let it sit for the 10 minutes before baking, because the crust was pretty dry, and maybe not doing that might have an affect. Other than that, this was a great recipe and I will definitely be making this again! thanks for an awesome recipe!

From: coconutcream

On Jan 29, 2006

This was pretty good. It didn't quite have the flavor I was expecting, but it was good with some butter spread on it. I did find that the loaves rose a lot, which was a surprise after reading some of the other reviews. I made this to accompany dinner and half of this recipe would have been plenty.

From: LikeItLoveIt

On Oct 30, 2001

One of the better Irish Soda Breads I have eaten. Good job!

From: Chef #198089

On Feb 23, 2005

Via my Irish boyfriend have I come to love Irish soda bread. This is exatly like he makes it. Thanks

From: princesslisa of a galaxy far far away

On Sep 21, 2006

I don't bake...especially bread. But this, this was easy! I wasn't expecting it to be as sticky as it was in dough form but it turned out fabulous! Served with Janic412's Irish Guiness Beef Stew...delish!

From: Carol Ryann Parker

On Oct 23, 2008

I've been making this recipe since I found it this past March and it's gotten rave reviews, including from a friend of mine who said it was as goor or better than teh soda bread she had on her trip to Ireland. It's an all around huge hit!!

From: Lilgal

On Dec 24, 2007

This came out perfect - followed to the letter! A very heavy bread that I served with Irish stew. Now we all need a nap!