Grandma’s Irish Soda Bread in Your Pressure Cooker
This classic Irish soda bread recipe is prepared effortlessly using a pressure cooker, offering a soft and tender crumb with a perfect golden crust, just like Grandma used to make.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker For a perfect soda bread
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups buttermilk that tangy goodness really sets the tone
- 1 large egg optional but helps a bit with texture, you can skip it
- 4 ¼ cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled, this is the bread’s backbone
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar for a little mild sweetness
- 1 teaspoon baking soda this is what makes it rise fast and airy
- 1 teaspoon salt because every good bread needs it
- 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cubed, don’t skip the cold butter pockets
- 1 cup raisins optional, for those sweet surprise bites
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together.
- Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center, pour in buttermilk and egg if using. Stir until the dough comes together, add raisins if desired.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and knead gently for about 30 seconds until smooth. Shape into a round loaf.
- Cut a cross on top. Place on parchment and cook in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Alternatively, steam in your pressure cooker following the model's slow release settings.
- Use pre-measured ingredients to save time and skip the math.
- Pre-cube cold butter for faster mixing, use parchment to line cooker or pan for easy cleanup.
- Reheat leftover bread by wrapping in foil and warming in the oven at low temperature.
Notes
Let the bread cool completely before slicing or storing to keep its texture perfect.