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Irish Soda Bread

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15 min prep time
60 min total time
10 ingredients
16 servings

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Serve your family this warm soda bread made using raisins – perfect for Irish cuisine.

Ingredients

2 1/4: cups all-purpose flour

2: tablespoons sugar

1: teaspoon baking powder

1: teaspoon baking soda

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/4: cup margarine or butter

1/2: cup raisins

2: teaspoons caraway seed, if desired

1: cup buttermilk*

1: tablespoon margarine or butter, melted

Steps

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 8-inch round cake pan. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; blend well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/4 cup margarine until mixture is crumbly. Stir in raisins and caraway seed. Add milk all at once; blend well.
2 On well-floured surface, knead dough 5 or 6 times or until no longer sticky. Press dough in greased pan. With sharp knife, cut an "X" 1/4 inch deep on top of loaf. Brush with melted margarine.
3 Bake at 375°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 8-inch round cake pan. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; blend well. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 1/4 cup margarine until mixture is crumbly. Stir in raisins and caraway seed. Add milk all at once; blend well.
2 On well-floured surface, knead dough 5 or 6 times or until no longer sticky. Press dough in greased pan. With sharp knife, cut an "X" 1/4 inch deep on top of loaf. Brush with melted margarine.
3 Bake at 375°F. for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Expert Tips

* To substitute for buttermilk, use 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice plus milk to make 1 cup.

Caraway seed, traditional in rye bread and Irish soda bread, is a member of the parsley family. (Even "seedless" rye breads often use ground caraway seed as a flavoring.) Central European and Scandinavian cooks use the seeds extensively in dishes made with meat, noodles or cheese.

For an authentic touch, bake the bread in an 8-inch cast-iron frying pan instead of a cake pan.

Irish Soda Bread rounds out a St. Patrick's Day meal of corned beef and cabbage.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Slice

Calories: 130
Calories from Fat: 35

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 230mg; 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

% Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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