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Irish Soda Bread (Gourmet)

Author/Submitted by: Gourmet, March 2002
Servings: 0
Categories: Breads / Haven't Tried / Low-Fat/Low-Cal

Ingredients:
4  cups  all-purpose flour
1 1/2  teaspoons  baking soda
1  teaspoon  salt
1  tablespoon  sugar
1 1/2  tablespoons  caraway seeds
1  cup  raisins
1 3/4  cups  buttermilk, well-shaken
2  tablespoons  unsalted butter, melted
   

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Butter and flour a large baking sheet, knocking off excess flour.

2. Sift together 4 cups flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and stir in sugar, caraway, and raisins. Add buttermilk and stir just until dough is evenly moistened but still lumpy.

3. Transfer dough to a well-floured surface and gently knead with floured hands about 8 times to form a soft but slightly less sticky dough. Halve dough and form into 2 balls. Pat out each ball into a domed 6-inch round on baking sheet. Cut a 1/2-inch-deep X on top of each loaf with a sharp knife, then brush loaves with butter.

4. Bake in middle of oven until golden brown and bottoms sound hollow when tapped, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer loaves to racks to cool completely.


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