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Irish · Iconic, Ireland · Ireland
Irish soda bread
Also called arán sóid
Irish soda bread (arán sóid), a Ireland plate from Ireland.
Pai editors’ mark 5 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Irish soda bread is cooked in Ireland as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Stir a soft dough with baking soda and milk and bake it until the crust is brown and the crumb is tender. Buttermilk is the usual liquid. Whole milk with soda does that lift. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
70
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Gentle
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 10%
- Carbs 69%
- Fat 21%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 9.6 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 727 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Watch · Dairy-free
A milk ingredient is in the required list.
Suits · Vegetarian
No meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- All-purpose flour255 kcal
- Unsalted butter54 kcal
- Whole milk36 kcal
- Raisins30 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 47. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 374 kcal.
Allergens. Gluten, Milk, Wheat
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 374 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.
The same plate with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Serve three-quarters of the plate.
The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 374 kcal | 19% |
| Protein | 9.6 g | 19% |
| Carbohydrate | 64.1 g | 23% |
| Fiber | 2.3 g | 8% |
| Total sugars | 9.7 g | 19% |
| Fat | 8.8 g | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 5.1 g | 26% |
| Cholesterol | 23 mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 727 mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 260 mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 91 mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 26 mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.8 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 71 mcg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0.6 mcg | 3% |
| Vitamin E · estimate | 0.4 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1 mcg | 1% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.6 mg | 50% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.4 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (B3) | 4.3 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg | 5% |
| Folate · estimate | 130 mcg | 33% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3 mcg | 14% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- Much of the energy comes from a fast starch such as white rice, white flour, or sugar.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
All-purpose flour2.2 cups280 g
Whole milk1 cup233 ml
Baking soda1 tsp6 g
Unsalted butter2 tbsp30 g
Raisins0.25 cup40 g
Kosher salt0.5 tsp3 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and finish with citrus or vinegar.. The same plate with less sodium.
- Serve three-quarters of the plate.. The seasoning stays. The calories fall with the portion.
Method
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1Set the oven to 350°F / 177°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh all-purpose flour, whole milk, baking soda, unsalted butter, raisins, kosher salt. Irish soda bread is cooked in Ireland as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Stir a soft dough with baking soda and milk and bake it until the crust is brown and the crumb is tender. Buttermilk is the usual liquid. Whole milk with soda does that lift. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
Heat oven 15 min
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2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Irish soda bread, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Irish soda bread is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Irish soda bread bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Irish soda bread, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 23 min
5Bake at 350°F / 177°C until this is true: The crust of Irish soda bread is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy. Start checking at 23 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 23 min
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Irish soda bread, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Irish soda bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Irish soda bread in this shot order and no other: a spoon making a path through the sauce; scale and bowls in a flat lay; a rest under a loose cover; a cooling rack and a waiting towel. Slate words for the editor: iris, candle, zester, anchor, undercrust, pebble, kettle, honeyed, hearthside, drift.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
The crust of Irish soda bread is deep gold and the center sounds hollow when tapped. The crumb is set, not wet or gummy.
If it goes wrong
- Irish soda bread looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Irish soda bread spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Irish soda bread completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Irish soda bread is one of the plates people ask for by name from Ireland.
- Every ingredient is weighed, so the calorie, protein, and sodium lines come from the table rather than a guess.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, eggs, and seafood through. Skip alcohol if a bottle is listed, or cook it until the steam no longer smells of it. There is no raw-fish step.
From the kitchen. Stir a soft dough with baking soda and milk and bake it until the crust is brown and the crumb is tender. Buttermilk is the usual liquid. Whole milk with soda does that lift.
Allergens in the required list: Gluten, Milk, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.