Whole Wheat Currant Soda Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| All-purpose flour- 1 1/2 cups | ||
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Whole wheat flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Currants | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Buttermilk | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. Grease a small cookie sheet
MAKING
3. In a large bowl, tip in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, soda and salt and mix well
4. Add the whole wheat flour and currants and mix well with a fork till well incorporated.
5. Add the buttermilk to the mix and mix to make thick dough
6. Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured pastry cloth or board and knead well till smooth. This will take 1 minute.
7. Shape the dough into an 8-inch oval on prepared cookie sheet and then press a large floured knife on top of the loaf to make five slashes that can be 1 inch deep.
8. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden and loaf sounds hollow when tapped with knuckle.
9. Remove from the oven and set aside on a wire rack to cool completely
10. Wrap in a heavy-duty foil or plastic wrap and label and seal for freezing.
SERVING
11. Remove from the freezer; let stand wrapped at room temperature for 1-1/2 hours and slice to serve.
1. Preheat oven to 375F
2. Grease a small cookie sheet
MAKING
3. In a large bowl, tip in the all-purpose flour, baking powder, soda and salt and mix well
4. Add the whole wheat flour and currants and mix well with a fork till well incorporated.
5. Add the buttermilk to the mix and mix to make thick dough
6. Turn out the dough on to a lightly floured pastry cloth or board and knead well till smooth. This will take 1 minute.
7. Shape the dough into an 8-inch oval on prepared cookie sheet and then press a large floured knife on top of the loaf to make five slashes that can be 1 inch deep.
8. Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until top is golden and loaf sounds hollow when tapped with knuckle.
9. Remove from the oven and set aside on a wire rack to cool completely
10. Wrap in a heavy-duty foil or plastic wrap and label and seal for freezing.
SERVING
11. Remove from the freezer; let stand wrapped at room temperature for 1-1/2 hours and slice to serve.
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