It's a St. Patrick's Day staple, but what is Irish soda bread and where did it come from? Yahoo Life asked baking experts for the doughy details. (Photo: Gemma Stafford) St. Patrick's Day always comes ...

“For me, soda bread is warmth and comfort,” says Gillian Fitzgerald. “It can be as elevated or simple as you want it to be. You can have your smoked salmon and your super-fancy cheese plate, or you ...

Every family with Irish roots has a favorite version of soda bread, but of all those I’ve tried, the recipe passed down from my great-grandmother, Ellen Carmody, is the best I’ve had. If you’re the ...

When it comes to traditional Irish recipes, most people may think of corned beef and cabbage, Irish beef stew and shepherd's pie. But you can't forget about Irish soda bread. Irish soda bread is a ...

Unlike a yeast bread, this quick bread doesn't make you wait for it to rise. Soda bread has four very basic components: flour, baking soda (hence the name), salt and buttermilk. Without yeast, the ...

Two Irish chefs share their recipes for beef stew and Irish soda bread Instead of sticking to green foods and beer this St. Patrick's Day, celebrate the luck of the Irish with some traditional—but ...

There is nothing better than a loaf of Irish Soda Bread fresh out of the oven. It’s a quick bread raised with baking soda and baked to golden brown perfection. It’s slightly sweet because of the ...

Many St. Patrick's Days ago when I first started working for POPSUGAR, my colleagues Maggie and Lizzy Eisenberg brought in this Irish soda bread, courtesy of their mother, along with a huge tub of ...

Irish soda bread is the fruitcake of St. Patrick's Day. Every March 17, the bread inspires rumblings of discontent: it's too dry, it's cardboard-y, it's just plain weird-tasting. (And thank goodness ...