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Easy Irish Soda Bread
Yield: 1 loaf (1 1/2 lbs.) About 12 slices.
Ingredients
| 4 |
cups |
all-purpose flour
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| 4 |
Tablespoons |
granulated sugar
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| 1 |
teaspoon |
baking soda
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| 1 |
Tablespoon |
baking powder
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
salt
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| 1/2 |
cup |
butter, softened
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| 1 1/4 |
cups |
buttermilk* (set aside 1/4 cup to use later on)
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| 1 |
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egg
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| 1/4 |
cup |
butter, melted
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Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a large baking sheet or place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1/2 cup butter. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with the mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an "X" into the top of the loaf.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. After 30 minutes of baking, brush loaf with the butter and milk mixture and again at 40 minutes.
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*No buttermilk? Substitute 1 1/4 tablespoons lemon juice and enough milk to make 1 1/4 cups.
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Wollaston's Recipes
https://www.wollastonsmarket.com/Recipes/Detail/4371/Easy_Irish_Soda_Bread