It
has been quite some time since we shared a recipe, and I hope that now that I
am done with school that I can find the time to share something tasty with you
once a month.
St.
Patrick’s Day is this weekend and I don’t know about you, but I LOVE Irish
food. Traditional Irish Soda Bread doesn’t have any dried fruits or anything in
it, but this version is quite good. So, today I give you my take on Soda Bread.
This recipe is based on Ina Garten’s.
What
You’ll Need…
4
Cups All Purpose Flour
4
Tablespoons Sugar
1
Teaspoon Baking Soda
1
½ Teaspoons Salt
4
Tablespoons Cold Butter (Cut into cubes)
1
¾ Cup Buttermilk
1
Egg
½
Cup Raisins
½
Cup Dried Cranberries
Preheat
your oven to 375.
Place
parchment paper onto a baking sheet. A well-greased pan or non-stick foil on a
baking sheet will work, too.
Combine
the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in the bowl and mix with a hand or
stand-mixer. While mixing on low add the cubes of butter and mix until the
butter is mixed in.
With
a fork lightly beat together the buttermilk and egg, With the mixer on low
speed, slowly add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture.
Combine
the dried fruit with a tablespoon of flour so that they don’t all sink to the
bottom and mix them into the dough. Don’t worry, the dough will be wet.
Dumped
the dough out onto a flour cutting board or counter and knead it into a rounded
loaf.
Place
the loaf onto the prepared baking sheet and using a bread knife cut an X into
the top of the loaf.
Bake
for 45 – 55 minutes. It will sound hollow when it is done.
Cool
on a wire rack.
Serve
warm, at room temperature, or cold – plain, with butter, or with jelly. There
really is no wrong way to eat this bread.
Enjoy!
