Irish Soda Bread
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Ingredients
- 4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 4 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter
- 1 1/2 cup Raisins or Currants
- 1 Tbsp. Sugar, course
Recipe Preparation
- Pour boiling water over raisins or currants and soak until plump. Drain and then
dredge in flour and set aside. - In a Stainless Steel bowl add the the first 6 ingredients.
- Stir ingredients until just incorporated and then knead 5-6 times (dough should
be sticky). - Knead in raisins or currants (whichever was used).
- Place dough in a greased loaf pan and sprinkle with sugar crystals.
- Bake at 350°F (190°C).
- for 1 hour. Check bread after 40 minutes. If it is getting
too brown, then cover and bake for the remaining time. - Bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool to room temperature before slicing.
- Best served with salted Kerrygold Butter.
