American Irish Soda Bread
This American Irish Soda Bread is infused with orange flavor and semi-sweet chocolate chips. It has the signature Irish Soda Bread crust, but it’s very light on the inside. It’s sweet and fresh and pairs perfectly with tea or coffee. I promise you, it is impossible to have just one slice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf 1x
- Category: Bread, Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American, Irish
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- zest of 2 medium-sized oranges, about 1 heaping tablespoon
- 1 stick cold butter, chopped in small pieces
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- Powdered sugar for dusting*
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
- In a separate bowl, mix yogurt and milk until it becomes the same consistency. Set aside.
- Add cold butter to the flour mixture and mix it until it becomes coarse; mix through the flour mixture.
- Add yogurt and milk mixture with the orange zest. Mix on low until the batter becomes shaggy.
- Add chocolate chips and finish mixing by hand.
- Bake in a loaf pan at 350F for 45 minutes to an hour until a toothpick cake tester comes out clean.
- Once the bread is done baking, let it cool for about 10 minutes before taking it out of the pan and placing it on a wire rack to cool.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
Notes
*Powdered sugar is not in the ingredient picture.
*Store in an airtight container or a Ziplock bag for up to four days at room temperature.