I use this recipe every year from allrecipes.com. Irish Soda Bread in a Skillet [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Prep Time: [/FONT]10 Minutes [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Cook Time: [/FONT]15 Minutes [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ready In: [/FONT]25 Minutes [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Servings: [/FONT]8 "A basic version of Irish Soda Bread that is baked in a cast iron skillet. Try substituting the liquid with buttermilk or 2)1/2c cream plus 1/2c sour cream left to sit overnight. Try adding a tablespoon or so of sugar if you like your soda bread slightly sweet. Experiment until you get the flavor you remember." [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Ingredients:[/FONT] 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon vinegar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Directions:[/FONT] 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). In a cup or small bowl, stir together the milk and vinegar. Let stand 10 minutes, or until curdled. 2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir in the curdled milk mixture until smooth. Scrape the dough out of the bowl onto a floured surface, and shape into a disc. Place the disc into a cast iron skillet. 3. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the crust feels firm to the touch.
Check with Clayton Bakery and Cafe, I am pretty sure they posted on their facebook page that they were going to be making some this week.
Just saw this recipe on WRAL: http://www.wral.com/recipe-easy-irish-soda-bread/12214966/ I notice that this recipe doesn't have vinegar in it like the one OBX posted. Several years ago, I had some rolls that had a vinegar taste to them. Maybe I will try OBX's recipe and see if tastes like them.
I don't notice the vinegar taste. In lieu of using buttermilk (which I never buy, nor use), adding a teaspoon of vinegar to milk will create the same effect as using the buttermilk. Also, many of the Irish soda breads have dried fruit and nuts in them, and those are really good, but it isn't the traditional Irish soda bread.
