Irish Soda Bread

IRISH SODA BREAD
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4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup butter
2 cups currants (or seedless raisins)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 ¾ cups buttermilk

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease two 8″ round cake pans or cookie sheet.

2. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until crumbly. Mix in currants. Beat egg and buttermilk into dry ingredients until blended.

3. Turn dough onto floured cutting board and knead until smooth (2-3 minutes). Divide dough in half and shape into rounds.

4. Place rounds into cake pans or onto cookie sheet. Press down and cut crosses on top, ½” deep.

5. Bake 35-40 minutes.

Yield: 2 loaves

Cooking Tips
*Rather than use a floured board, try using a silicone board or mat. You will only need to dust it lightly with flour, and the dough won’t get dry with the extra flour.

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“Easy to make- make sure you don’t cook it too long or it will be dry.”
-Marlborough, MA