Irish Applesauce Soda Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Beat buttermilk, egg, honey, and orange zest together in a bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture, currants, and raisins into flour mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until a wet, sticky dough comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface; press dough together into a soft ball of dough and cut into 2 pieces. Form each half into a smooth, round loaf. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and let rest for 15 minutes. Cut a 1/2-inch deep "X" into the top of each loaf with a serrated knife.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant, about 45 minutes. Transfer loaves to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet, or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and corn oil. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Add the raisins, and stir a few times, just until the ingredients come together into a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and with floured hands shape dough into a ball. Place the dough on the prepared baking sheet, and cut a large cross in the top with a sharp knife.
• Place the bread on a middle rack of the preheated oven, and bake until golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In small bowl, combine buttermilk, apple sauce and margarine.
• Add apple sauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until mixture forms a ball.
• Turn out dough onto well-floured surface; knead raisins into dough. Pat into 7-inch round.
• Place dough in prepared pan. Cut cross in top of dough, 1/4 inch deep, with tip of sharp knife.
• Brush top of dough with milk.
• Bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. Cool completely.
• Cut into 16 wedges.

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce and butter.
• Add applesauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until dough forms a ball.
• Turn out onto floured surface and knead raisins into dough.
• Pat dough into 7-inch round and place in sprayed 8-inch round baking pan; cut ¼-inch deep cross into top of dough and brush with milk.
• Bake 35 minutes at 375 degrees, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes, invert onto wire rack, turn right side up, and cool completely.