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A friend has been asking me for my Irish Soda Bread recipe so I decided to post at the same time. Originally from a Good Housekeeping cookbook, I make it every year for St. Patrick's day but it's good anytime. Ingredients:
4 cup all-purpose flour |
3 tablespoons sugar |
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder |
1 teaspoon salt |
3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
6 tablespoons butter |
1 1/2 cups dark seedless raisins |
1 tablespoon caraway seed |
2 eggs |
1 1/2 cups buttermilk |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-quart round casserole. In large bowl with fork, mix flour and the next 4 ingredients. With pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in raisins and caraway seeds.
2. In small bowl with fork, beat eggs slightly; remove 1 tablespoon and reserve. Stir buttermilk into remaining egg; stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened (dough will be sticky).
3. Turn dough onto well-floured surface; knead about 10 strokes to mix thoroughly. Shape into a ball; place in casserole. In center of ball, cut 4-inch cross 1/4 inch deep. Brush dough with reserved egg.
4. Bake about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool in casserole on wire rack 10 minutes; removed from casserole and cool completely on rack.
5. Makes 1 loaf.
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