Sweet Irish Bread (from AllRecipes, Servings: 12+, Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes)
Ingredients
· ¼ cup butter
· 1 cup white sugar
· 2 eggs, beaten
· 2 cups all-purpose flour
· ½ tsp. baking soda
· 1 tsp. cream of tartar
· 1 pinch salt
· 1 cup sour cream
· 1 cup raisins
Directions
1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2.) In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour cream. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt; stir into the sour cream mixture until just blended. Fold in raisins. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
3.) Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown, comes out clean.
I made this recipe for two reasons: 1.) I was needed to get rid of raisins that I used in two Indian dishes and I didn’t want to throw them away, and 2.) I needed a host gift for a St. Patrick’s Day party. Perfect combo!
The consistency of the bread was right and it rose very nicely. When I cut through it, though, some of the raisins started falling out. I did let it cool for about 1 hour, but maybe it needed a little bit longer to set. I tasted a bit without reasons and it was sweet and moist. My husband said that he would probably eat it with the raisins in, he liked it that much. I will say that it went quickly at the party!
