Irish Soda Bread
Author: Denise (adapted from Simply Recipes)
Recipe type: side dish
Cuisine: Irish of course!
Serves: 8-10
- 4 C flour
- 1 T sugar
- 1 t salt
- 1 t baking soda
- 4 T butter
- 1 C raisins or currants (optional 3 T caraway seeds and omit raisins/currants)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1¾ C buttermilk (dry version optional)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- In large bowl whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda.
- Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry cutter. Add raisins.
- Make well in center of bowl, add buttermilk and slightly beaten egg. Stir
- Flour hands and gently knead dough right in the bowl to form a ball. The dough will be sticky
- Transfer dough to greased baking sheet, forming a nice round loaf.
- Score top of dough with serrated knife so that it looks like a big cross or x on top. This helps the center get thoroughly baked.
- After baked, brush with butter if desired. Serve with butter, jam or honey.
Recipe by The Gingham Apron at https://www.theginghamapron.com/happy-st-patricks-day-meal/
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