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Festive Fruit Soda Bread Recipe

Festive Fruit Soda Bread Recipe

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Nutrition

2001

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Ingredients:

Serving

3 cups warm water
3/4 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup chopped pitted dates
3/4 cup chopped dried calimyrna figs
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 tbsp chilled butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
1 tsp grated orange rind
1 tsp grated lemon rind
1 large egg
cooking spray
2 tsp yellow cornmeal
2 tsp 1% low-fat milk
1 tbsp sugar

Directions:

Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl; let stand for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through baking soda) in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. (Flour mixture and butter can also be combined in a food processor; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.) Add reserved fruit; toss well to combine. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine the buttermilk, orange rind, lemon rind, and egg in a bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Let stand 2 minutes.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly for 1 minute with floured hands. Divide the dough in half; shape each half into an 8 x 4-inch oval loaf. Place the loaves on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. Make 1 lengthwise cut 3/4-inch-deep across the top of each loaf using a sharp knife. Brush the loaves with 2 teaspoons milk; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350° (do not remove the bread from oven); bake an additional 25 minutes or until loaves are browned on the bottom and sound hollow when tapped. Remove the loaves from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	2001.08 Kcal (8378 kJ)
Calories from fat	244.71 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	27.19g	42%
Cholesterol	159.2mg	53%
Sodium	2645.19mg	110%
Potassium	2243.91mg	48%
Total Carbs	404.11g	135%
Sugars	172.12g	688%
Dietary Fiber	27.17g	109%
Protein	42.75g	86%
Vitamin C	7.5mg	13%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	10.1mg	56%
Calcium	803.9mg	80%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	178.28 Kcal (746 kJ)
Calories from fat	21.8 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.42g	42%
Cholesterol	14.18mg	53%
Sodium	235.66mg	110%
Potassium	199.91mg	48%
Total Carbs	36g	135%
Sugars	15.33g	688%
Dietary Fiber	2.42g	109%
Protein	3.81g	86%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	13%
Iron	0.9mg	56%
Calcium	71.6mg	80%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

41.5

Points
53

PointsPlus

Good Points

low fat,
saturated fat free,
low cholesterol

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Sugar

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