Home Baked Kitchen, recipes from the past... brought back to life, Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Guinness and brown bread are two things the Irish have refined to an art. Here's a version sure to please.

Ingredients:

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. baking soda

knife

1 c. raisins or currants, rinsed in hot water and patted dry

baking sheets

2 c. buttermilk

1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder

mixing bowls

wooden skewers

1 tbsp. caraway seeds

wire racks

4 c. bread flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.

Stir in raisins and caraway seeds.

Add buttermilk and stir mixture until it forms a dough.

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead 1 minute.

Divide the dough in half. With floured hands, shape each half into a round loaf.

Place loaves on a lightly greased baking sheet.

Cut an "X" 1/4-inch deep across the top of each loaf with a sharp knife.

Bake the loaves for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. They should be crusty.

Transfer loaves to a wire rack and let cool.

Makes two loaves.

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