Irish Soda Bread

I've been buying Irish Soda Bread from Food Stuffs in Evanston. Tried others once in a while, but keep coming back to them.
Any suggestions? NOT LOOKING TO MAKE IT.

Thanks,

Wally Wade

But it's so easy, it almost makes itself!

There are a couple of places on the Northwest side of the city. O'Connor's and Harrington's both have Soda Bread, although I'm more enamored of their Brown Bread. One bite takes me right back to the welcoming aroma of burning peat fires on the west coast of Ireland.

Buddy

O'Connor Deli & Market
7280 West Devon
Chicago, IL 60631
(773) 631-0747
http://www.oconnorsdeli.com/

Harrington's
5685 N Milwaukee Ave
(between Markham Ave & Marmora Ave)
Chicago, IL 60646
(773) 283-8388
http://www.harringtonscornedbeef.com/

Thanks to all.

Wally Wade

Its about the easiest bread to make. It stales quickly though.

Irish Soda Bread (traditional version) made in about 10 min....

Mel,

I guess traditional means no raisins? While your bread looks absolutely beautiful, I would likely not enjoy eating it without raisins.

For me, raisins is what makes Irish soda bread tolerable. I add far more raisins than most Irish tend to do. I also soak them in warm water to rehydrate them a little bit.

Regards,

A generous pat of Kerrygold butter and a spoonful of good fruit jam will nicely fill the void of missing raisins. But I like the raisins too. Mrs. Roadhouse has also made a version using caraway seeds.

Buddy

This was:
450g AP flour
3g salt
4g baking soda
1.5 C buttermilk
I'll make it again and add soaked raisins and a touch of sugar
and coat the surface with sanding sugar

I just found a recipe that also adds dried apricots as well as raisins. I may have to give it a try.