Irish Soda Bread with Orange Cream Cheese
This hearty Irish soda bread is perfectly soft and tender inside and studded with of sweet raisins. Enjoy slices warm from the oven with a tangy orange cream cheese.
Servings 12 servings
Calories 305kcal
Ingredients
Irish Soda Bread
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted softened butter
- 1-1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup raisins or currants
- Melted butter for brushing on loaf
Orange Cream Cheese
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 2-3 tablespoons honey
Instructions
Irish Soda Bread
- Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly grease a 9-inch cast iron skillet and place in oven to preheat.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and caraway seeds if using. Use your fingers or a pastry cutter to work softened butter into flour mixture until crumbly. Fold in buttermilk, egg, and raisins until dough is just combined.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and very gently knead a few times to form dough into a 7-inch round. Transfer loaf to preheated cast iron skillet and use a sharp knife to cut a deep X on top of loaf.
- Bake Irish soda bread at 400F 30-35 minutes until bread is a deep golden brown. Remove bread from oven and gently brush with butter. Remove bread from pan and cool slightly on a wire cooling rack.
Orange Cream Cheese
- In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, orange zest, and honey until smooth and creamy. Serve warm slices of Irish soda bread with cream cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
Storing Instructions
Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. Cream cheese may be stored in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice bread (2 tablespoons cream cheese) | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.8g | Protein: 7.4g | Fat: 11.8g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 5617mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 9.3g | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg