When it comes to holidays (any holiday) I like to go all in with food themes.
I’m not Irish, but I love St Patrick’s Day and I’ve been known to cook up a nice Guinness Stew (enjoy a pint too), or enjoy a corned beef, sandwich or bake soda bread. This year, it’s soda bread.
I watched Dylan Dreyer on the Today Show make this bread with her little son Cal, and I was inspired to try her recipe. I used dried cherries instead of raisins (both because I had them in my pantry, and I like them better). Raisins or currents are definitely more traditional. Check out my TikTok here.
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons butter, at room temp, plus more for greasing skillet
- 2 cups nonfat Greek yogurt
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temp
- 1 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped
Preheat the oven to 350. Butter a 9-inch cake pan (I used an 8-inch cake pan and also make a mini 4-inch loaf to give to my son who was visiting).
Mix the flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl and set aside.
Add the butter, sour cream and sugar to a mixer bowl. Mix on medium speed until well blended. Add the eggs, one at a time and blend in.
Gradually add the dry ingredients, about a third at a time, and blend into wet mixture just until combined. Add the chopped dried cherries and mix until evenly distributed.
Remove bowl from mixer and press dough together with a rubber spatula (If you have a dough hook, switch out the paddle, and do this step on mixer stand).
Transfer dough to the greased pan (sprinkle with a teaspoon of turbinado sugar if desired) and bake for 45 minutes (a mini loaf pan will only take 35 minutes).
Allow to cool before slicing.
Enjoy!
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