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DELICIOUS IRISH SODA BREAD

An easy quick bread make with buttermilk and other simple ingredients. Delicious served warm with butter. A real treat!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 TBS sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup cold unsalted butter cut into small cubes
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup raisins or currents

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Cut the cold butter into 1/4 inch cubes and add it to the flour mixture.
  • Using a pastry cutter or your hands work the butter into the flour until it resembles course pea-size pieces.
  • Add raisins or currant to the flour/butter mixture.
  • Make a well in the mixture and pour the buttermilk into the flour/butter mixture.
  • Stir it with a fork until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
  • Turn the dough onto a floured worksurface and gently kneed into a ball.
  • Form the ball into a 6-7 inch circle.
  • Cut an X on the top of the dough about 1 inch deep.
  • Bake on a baking sheet or in a cast iron skillet about 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
  • Cool a bit on a wire rack before serving with butter, honey or jam.