By visiting our site, you agree to our privacy policy regarding cookies, tracking statistics, etc. Read more

  • Home
  • About
    • Brand Relationships
    • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
    • Product Reviews
    • Advertising and PR

Rockin Mama™

Motherhood, Giveaways and Product Reviews

  • Food
    • Foodie
    • Recipes
    • Food Allergies
  • Crafts/DIY
  • Entertainment
    • Disney
    • Film
  • Events
  • Travel
    • Family Travel
    • Automotive Reviews
    • Disneyland
    • SoCal
      • Los Angeles
      • Orange County
  • Personal

One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe in the Bread Machine

Posted by Caryn Bailey 8 Comments

Pin539
Share45
Tweet
584 Shares

{Sponsored}

Waking up to the smell of fresh bread is one of my favorite sensory experiences, initiated when I was a child and reinforced during my travels abroad. During a trip to Ireland, I stayed in a series of bed and breakfasts which introduced me to the local culture and way of life. Along with offering a more authentic experience, each stay included a traditional Irish breakfast complete with Irish Soda Bread or Irish Brown Bread. Both of these varieties quickly became a favorite of mine because of their hearty, complex flavors and textures.

One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Fresh, homemade bread is admittedly time-consuming, particularly if done correctly. I rarely purchase sliced, store-bought varieties because the flavor and texture just cannot compare to fresh bread. My solution was to invest in a bread machine, which makes it practically impossible to fail, particularly if I’m following a recipe.

Irish Soda Bread Ingredients

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to make a one hour Irish Soda Bread recipe in my bread machine. Traditionally, this quick bread contained baking soda, yeast, flour, salt, and buttermilk with optional additions of butter, eggs, raisins and/or nuts. In addition to the traditional ingredients, I added caraway seeds and currants for complexity and depth and replaced a third of the flour with whole wheat flour. Serve this bread with plenty of pure Irish butter and you will have to exercise control to avoid eating it all in one sitting.

Bread Machine Irish Soda Bread

Ideally, this bread should be mixed, formed into a ball, criss-crossed across the top and baked. However, if you use the Quick Bread Cycle on your bread machine, the result will be comparable and you won’t likely notice a difference in texture or flavor.  If your bread machine has a delay cycle, set it one hour before your wake-up time and you’ll enjoy the heavenly scent of fresh, homemade bread as you rise.

Here is my One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe!

Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Print
Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup + 2 T buttermilk
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 T butter
  • 2 T molasses
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups cake or bread flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp of Fleischmann's RapidRise Highly Active Yeast
  • 2 tsp caraway seeds
  • 1 cup currants
  • Serve with Irish butter and jam
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients in the bread machine, ensuring that the liquid ingredients are at the bottom and the dry ingredients are on the top
  2. Set bread machine to Quick Bread cycle
  3. Allow bread to set for 10 minutes before removing it from the bread machine
  4. Serve warm with Irish butter and jam

In the span of one week, I’ve already made this Irish Soda Bread recipe twice. I can serve it with scrambled eggs and fruit for my kids for a complete meal that is hearty, healthy, and absolutely delicious. Using the bread machine practically guarantees results, and because the machine does the work for you, no baking skills are required.

Irish Soda Bread

While I think this bread is ideal just as it says, I always like to share some notes and tips:

1. Remember to pour the flour into your measuring cup so that it isn’t packed, which can alter the texture of the bread

2. You can substitute dark honey for the molasses, if desired

3. I like to create a small crater in my flour for the yeast so that it doesn’t interact with the liquid ingredients until the bread machine begins working

4. If you have difficulty finding currants, you could easily substitute raisins or sultanas

Looking for additional St. Patrick’s Day Recipes? Check out these inspired ideas from the other Walmart Moms!

Chocolate Mint Poke Cake

Low Carb Bangers and Mash

Pot O Gold Brownies

Fruit Skewers

Asparagus Leek Soup

Leprechaun Hat Pudding 

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Caryn Bailey
Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.
Latest posts by Caryn Bailey (see all)
  • Orange County Restaurant Week - February 10, 2023
  • Knott’s Peanuts Celebration Food and Meal Plan Guide - January 27, 2023
  • Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience - January 19, 2023

Related

posted in Food

8 Responses to One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe in the Bread Machine

  1. cathy says

    March 15, 2017 at 10:45 am

    I don’t have a quick bread setting on my bread machine

    Reply
    • Caryn Bailey says

      March 20, 2017 at 3:30 pm

      Cathy you could still use the regular setting : )

  2. Dawn says

    March 19, 2017 at 6:37 am

    Made this as written and it was delicious! My picky kids didn’t like it because of the caraway seeds so I will leave them out next time and add a 1/4 cup more raisins. Great recipe!!

    Reply
    • Caryn Bailey says

      March 20, 2017 at 3:31 pm

      Hi Dawn! Totally get it. My kids prefer the raisins over the seeds too : ) Thanks for your sweet note!

  3. Margie says

    March 13, 2018 at 2:46 pm

    I am going to try it in my machine tonight

    Reply
  4. Michele Singer says

    March 16, 2018 at 1:52 pm

    Making this recipe tomorrow. I love Irish soda bread and my oven is broke, so glad I found this recipe.

    Reply
  5. Kathleen says

    March 18, 2018 at 2:30 am

    Made the bread yesterday on St. Patrick’s Day using my bread machine. I should have added the caraway seeds and currants later in my quick bread cycle, which takes 2 hours, not one. My machine beeps at the time to add things. Nonetheless, the bread came out perfectly and is delicious!

    Reply
  6. Joy says

    August 8, 2019 at 6:49 am

    I made this and it smelt and tasted delicious but I did notice when I cut closer to the middle it was not cooked 🙁 so had to put it into the oven to bake this morning.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Lifestyle Resource for the Modern Mom

Twitterfollow me twitter Facebookbe a fan facebook Pinteresteye candy pinterest Google+circle me google+

About Blurb

What started out as a way to chronicle my son’s first year of life has evolved into Rockin’ Mama. I am a babywearing, breastfeeding mama, a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night.

More about me »

Subscribe

Subscribe to receive new posts via email:

get new post updates via the RSS reader of your choice

RSS feed RSS - Posts

Featured Events

  • Morning Hot Air Balloon Rides Jun 30, 2023

» View more events

Categories

Archives

POPSUGAR Select Moms
Caryn Bailey (@RockinMama) - influencer profile on Dealspotr
dealspotr.com

Popular Posts

  • Islands Happy Hour Menu
    Islands Happy Hour Menu
  • Sonic the Hedgehog Printables and Activity Pages
    Sonic the Hedgehog Printables and Activity Pages
  • 10 Things You Must Try at 85 °C Bakery Cafe
    10 Things You Must Try at 85 °C Bakery Cafe
  • One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe in the Bread Machine
    One Hour Irish Soda Bread Recipe in the Bread Machine

Recent Posts

Orange County Restaurant Week
Orange County Restaurant Week
Knott’s Peanuts Celebration Food and Meal Plan Guide
Knott’s Peanuts Celebration Food and Meal Plan Guide
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
  • ^ Back to Top
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

©2023 Rockin Mama™. Design Credits.