Each St. Patrick’s Day, our family looks forward to enjoying corned beef and cabbage for dinner, and, of course, we love our Irish Soda Bread with the meal. However, did you ever think about how soda bread became an Irish staple? Did you know that there are many different recipes available online? Well, I am going to share a brief history of soda bread, as well as an easy recipe that I make each year. I have no idea why I only make it once a year, though.Brief History of Irish Soda BreadIrish soda bread was not actually created by the Irish, It was made by Native Americans using soda ash (more commonly known as potash) as a leavening agent to makequick breadas they did not have anoventobakethe bread. Soda ash from the ashes of wood is the forerunner ofbaking sodaused today. Irish settlers in the early 1800s discovered this bread and brought the recipe home toIreland.The Irish found soda bread to be a necessity due to their financial strife during the 1800s. Soda bread does not require...
