Irish Soda Bread

There's no yeast in this quick bread.
So you'll be enjoying a loaf of fresh
baked homemade bread in no time.
The acid in the buttermilk reacts 
with the baking soda to provide 
the bread's leavening.

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Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter - cut up
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup currants
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Preheat Oven to 375deg.F

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder,

•  baking soda and salt in large bowl.

Cut 1/2 Cup of Butter in Chunks



Cut the butter into the flour.
and add the currants.

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Add 1 1/3 cup  Buttermilk to the flour mixture
Stir just until mixed

Knead lightly

Cut the dough in 2 pieces.

Cut Dough in 2 Pieces

 Shape into (2-1/2-inch-thick) rounds

 

Cut deep 1/2-inch "X" in top of dough; 
sprinkle with 1 tbsp Sugar

•  Place on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray

Bake 1 hour until golden brown
Remove from baking sheet 
and allow to cool on wire rack;

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To make buttermilk,(If you don't have any on hand)
Stir 1 tbsp. vinegar or lemon juice
into 1-1/3 cups 2% milk
Let stand 5 min.


Variations: 
I also made this bread with 1/2 whole wheat flour
instead of sprinkling sugar on the dough, I brushed
it with Buttermilk.

This recipe makes 2 loafs

Enjoy, this bread is delicious!!

Thanks for your visit xo