I remember making Irish soda bread in home ec class. It’s been quite some time since middle school so I decided to give it another shot. The results were pretty tasty, though I think three cups of raisins is a bit excessive.
Irish soda bread
Source: allrecipes.com
Makes: 1 loaf
Ingredients
1/2 cup white sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups raisins
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch round baking or cake pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour (reserving 1 tablespoon), sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raisins and caraway seeds. In a small bowl, blend eggs, buttermilk and sour cream. Stir the liquid mixture into flour mixture just until flour is moistened. Knead dough in bowl about 10 to 12 strokes. Dough will be sticky.
3. Place the dough in the prepared pan and pat down. Cut a 4×3/4 inch deep slit in the top of the bread and dust with reserved flour.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 65-75 minutes. Let cool and turn bread onto a wire rack.
It was a fun St. Patrick’s day weekend…got to see the Celtics beat Charlotte and the Southie parade.
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