Mini Irish soda bread loaves are easy to make. They feature a crispy crust, pillowy insides and a combo of sweetness from raisins and alight peppery flavor from caraway seeds.
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: caraway seeds, easy bread, Irish bread, mini loaves, no yeast bread, raisins, soda bread
Ingredients
3cupsflour
1/4cupsugar
3teaspoonsbaking powder
1/8teaspoonbaking soda
3/4teaspoonsalt
2cupsraisins
1tablespooncaraway seeds
4tablespoonsbutter or margarinemelted
1egg
1cupbuttermilkI used skim milk with a touch of vinegar
salted buttersoftened, for serving
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper, and set them aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add in the raisins and caraway seeds, and stir to incorporate them into the mix.
Add the melted butter, egg and buttermilk. Mix until everything is well combined. (If the dough still has dry spots, even after mixing well, add another cup of buttermilk.)
Using a two-inch cookie scoop, scoop out the dough and place the scoops about two inches apart on your prepared baking sheets.
Bake for 20 to 25 minute or until the tops of the loaves are golden brown.
Serve warm with salted butter and store leftovers in an airtight container.