Irish soda bread

By suburban_gourmet

Ingredients

• 4 c. flour or sub 1/2 whole wheat flour
• 1 T. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 c. sugar
• 1 c. raisins or currants
• 1 T. carraway seeds
• 2 c. buttermilk

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Into a large bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and baking soda and stir in the raisins and caraway seeds. Add the buttermilk and stir the mixture until it forms a dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead it for 1 min. Halve the dough with floured hands shape each half into a round loaf and transfer the loaves to a lightly greased baking sheet. Cut an X 1/4 " deep across the tops of the loaves with a sharp knife and bake the loaves in the middle of a preheated 350 degree oven 45-55 min. Cool loaves on a bakers rack