Irish Soda Bread – Beth O’Neill Longbridge
Beth O’Neill shares her Irish Soda Bread recipe. She has been using this recipe since the 1970’s. It was in a McCall’s cookbook.
Ingredients:
2 CUPS UNSIFTED FLOUR
2 TBSP SUGAR
2 TSP BAKING POWDER
1 TSP BAKING SODA
½ TSP SALT
3 TBSP BUTTER (SOFTENED)
1 CUP BUTTERMILK
½ CUP SEEDLESS RAISINS
1 TBSP CARAWAY SEEDS
Directions:
PRE HEAT OVEN TO 375 DEGREES F.
LIGHTLY GREASE COOKIE SHEET
IN A LARGE BOWL SIFT FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING POWDER AND BAKING SODA
ADD CARAWAY SEEDS (OPTIONAL)
CUT IN SOFTENED BUTTER UNTIL GRAINY
ADD BUTTERMILK AND RAISINS MIX WITH A FORK UNTIL ALL INGREDIENTS ARE MOISTENED
TURN OUT ON A LIGHTLY FLOURED BOARD. KNEAD UNTIL SMOOTH
SHAPE INTO A BALL AND CUT CROSSWISE INTO FOUR SECTIONS SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A CROSS. DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BALL.
BAKE 30-40 MINUTES UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AND THERE IS A HOLLOW SOUND WHEN TAPPED WITH A FORK.
REMOVE FROM OVEN AND BRUSH WITH BUTTER AND DUST WITH FLOUR OR SUGAR.
