IRISH SODA BREAD

By Admin · March 09, 2011 · Leave a comment

3 ¼ cups Flour                                 1 tsp. Baking Powder     1 tsp. Salt                   1 1/3 cups Buttermilk

1/3 cup plus 1 T. Sugar, divided        1 tsp. Baking Soda        ½ cup cold Butter        ½ cup Currants or Raisins

Preheat oven to 350.  Mix flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.  Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.  Add buttermilk and currants.  Mix just until moistened.  Place dough on floured surface.  Knead 10 times.  Shape into round loaf 2 ½ “ thick.  Place on greased baking sheet.  Cut “X” (½ inch deep) on top of dough.  Sprinkle with remaining 1 T. sugar.

Bake 1 hr. until golden brown.  Cool completely on wire rack.  Cut into 16 wedges to serve.