Irish Soda Bread

By Mybigbuns

A wonderful bread but not yeast but baking powder/soda. Very nice change.

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cup milk & add
• 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar or
• 1 2/3 cups buttermilk
• 3 cups AP flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup coarse bran
• 4 Tb cold butter in cubes
• 1 cup raisins (how about cranberries)
• 1/4 cup caraway seeds

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together dry ingredients. Cut in cold butter. Add raisins & caraway seeds. Stir in milk. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Give the dough 1 or 2 light kneads. Shape into a round loaf put on a parchment lined baking sheet. Top w/flour & slash the loaf. Bake at 350 for 1 1/4 hours