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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Irish Soda Bread
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by:
Alphonos Davis
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Irish Soda Bread Recipe uniquely uses flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder and soda, butter, dried currants or raisins, buttermilk and milk to create an inviting breakfast when slathered with butter and marmalade.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 3/4 cups unbleached
all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup wheat germ
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3 tablespoons sugar
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1 teaspoon each baking soda
and baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3 tablespoons cold butter or
margarine
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1/2 cup dried currants or raisins
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1 1/4 cups buttermilk
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2 teaspoons milk
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Preheat oven to 375° F. In a large
bowl stir together flour, wheat germ,
sugar, baking soda, baking powder,
and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is
the consistency of coarse crumbs.
Stir in currants.
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2:
Add buttermilk and stir only
enough to moisten dry ingredients.
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3:
Turn dough out onto a floured
surface and knead lightly until it is
smooth enough to shape into a flattened
ball about 1 1/2 inches high.
Place on a greased baking sheet and
brush with the 2 teaspoons milk. With
a floured knife cut an X into the top
of the loaf (cutting from the center to
within about 1 inch of the edge)
about 1/4 inch deep.
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4:
Bake until loaf is golden brown
(40 to 45 minutes). Test by inserting
a wooden skewer in thickest part.
Slide loaf onto a wire rack to cool
slightly. Cut into thick slices and
serve warm or at room temperature.
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