Irish Soda Bread on St. Paddy's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!



We're celebrating with a warm loaf of Irish Soda Bread!



Won't you please join us.



Help yourself to my recipe.........and get smacking on your own warm piece of good luck bread! It's sooo good, that I bet you can't stop with one slice.


Irish Soda Bread

1 cup sorghum flour
1 ½ cups brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca flour
½ cup cornstarch
¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
2 Tbsp sugar or honey
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 Tbsp butter
1 cup raisins
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Sift together all dry ingredients. Make a well in the center of the dough, and add the buttermilk and egg. (The buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to provide leavening for this quick rising bread.) Mix all ingredients until the dough becomes stiff, or difficult to stir. Spread the batter into a lightly greased iron skillet. (I used butter to grease my pan) Using a serrated knife, carefully score the top of the dough ball with an “x” shape.
Place the bread in the oven to bake, for 35 – 40 minutes. (or until golden brown, and knife comes out clean). Please note, if the top of the bread starts to darken too quickly, you can cover the bread lightly with aluminum foil. Please take care when removing the skillet from the hot oven.....the handle will be VERY HOT!
Let the bread cool in the pan for 20 minutes or so.
Then tip the skillet upside down, and remove the loaf of bread.
Place bread on rack to cool, and serve warm with butter and or honey.