Irish Soda Bread With Raisins Recipe
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup dark seedless raisins | ||
| All purpose flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cake flour | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder | ||
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Granulated Sugar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Buttermilk | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg white | ||
Directions
About 2 hours before serving: Preheat oven to 400°F.
In small bowl, pour boiling water over raisins; let stand 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, into large bowl, sift all-purpose flour and next 5 ingredients.
Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives, used scissor-fashion, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Drain raisins; stir into flour mixture.
Add buttermilk all at once; stir vigorously with fork.
Turn mixture onto lightly floured board.
Knead gently 8 to 10 times.
Shape into ball and place in greased 8-inch pie plate.
Brush with slightly beaten egg white.
Bake 15 minutes.
Lower heat to 375°F.
and bake another 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from pie plate.
Cool 1 hour on rack.
Cut into wedges.
In small bowl, pour boiling water over raisins; let stand 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, into large bowl, sift all-purpose flour and next 5 ingredients.
Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives, used scissor-fashion, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Drain raisins; stir into flour mixture.
Add buttermilk all at once; stir vigorously with fork.
Turn mixture onto lightly floured board.
Knead gently 8 to 10 times.
Shape into ball and place in greased 8-inch pie plate.
Brush with slightly beaten egg white.
Bake 15 minutes.
Lower heat to 375°F.
and bake another 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from pie plate.
Cool 1 hour on rack.
Cut into wedges.
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