Sweet Irish Soda Bread

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Total Time:
1 hr 5 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
45 min
Yield:
1 loaf
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • R>1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup currants
  • 2 tablespoons toasted caraway seeds
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon sanding sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix well. Cut the butter and shortening into small pieces and add to the flour mixture. Using your fingers, work the cold butter and shortening into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Add the egg, the buttermilk, the currants and the caraway seeds and mix into the flour mixture until it is incorporated. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead gently until the dough forms a smooth ball. Place the dough into a lightly greased loaf pan. Score the top of the loaf with a very sharp knife. Brush the top of the loaf with melted butter. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Place the loaf in the oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.

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  • on August 13, 2011

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    Made this Irish Bread and tasted Great.We had to increase the Butter due to an Allergy to Shortening.Did not change the consistency or End Results. We thoroughly enjoyed and consider a Staple.Not only an Honorary Irish Lass Once a Year! When cooler or have a bread machine to bake this lucious loaf,do not wait. We added Currants.If too hard, soften in a 1~2 ounce amount of liquid of choice. e.g.Orange juice,sherry,warm water,dark lager,stout...

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  • on February 01, 2011

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    Fabulous warm with Irish butter on it. I sprinkle raw sugar over it prior to baking.I omitted the currants and caraway seeds.

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  • on March 17, 2010

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    I have been making this bread for years and everyone loves it. I did make a few adjustments- skip the caraway seeds and add raisins instead of currants. It has so much more flavor that regular soda bread!!

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