Betty's Irish Soda Bread- St. Patrick's Day
Betty demonstrates how to make Irish Soda Bread. This is a traditional Irish bread that is great for a St. Patrick's Day meal.
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (32 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 3/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Caraway seeds | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter | 3 Tablespoon , chilled and cut into small cubes | |
| Buttermilk | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dark raisins/Golden raisins | 2/3 Cup (10.67 tbs) | |
| Cooking oil spray | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| For top | ||
| Melted butter | 2 Tablespoon |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
2. Grease a 9-inch cake pan with cooking oil spray and set aside.
MAKING
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and caraway seeds. Mix well.
4. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or fork, until mixture is the texture of coarse cornmeal.
5. Add buttermilk and raisins. Mix lightly, until a soft dough forms.
6. On floured surface, transfer the dough and knead gently, only a few times. Shape dough into a round and place in greased cake pan.
7. Cut dough into quarters, using a knife, cutting about 2/3 of the way through the dough. Brush top surface of dough with melted butter.
8. Pop in oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until edges are brown and crusty and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let bread rest in pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
SERVING
9. Cut into wedges and serve with butter.
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 266Calories from Fat 75
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9 g13.8%
Saturated Fat 4 g20%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 448 mg18.67%
Total Carbohydrates 43 g14.3%
Dietary Fiber 1 g4%
Sugars 14 g
Protein 5 g10%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
