Irish Soda Bread Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Irish Soda Bread Recipe


Irish Soda Bread Recipe

   Ingredients required
3 cups sifted flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups seedless raisins
2 well beaten eggs
1 3/4 to 2 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted shortening

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Irish Soda Bread Recipe

   Sift together in large bowl, flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir in raisins. Combine eggs, buttermilk and shortening. Add liquid mixture to the dry ingredients; mix just until flour is moistened. Turn batter into greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until done. Remove from pan immediately. Cool before slicing. Bread can be iced with a little confectionery sugar in water icing. Two small loaves can be made and baking time decreased.

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Irish Soda Bread
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Orange Nut Bread
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Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup