Irish Soda Bread
1/4 lb. butter or margarine
6 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
6 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. cream of tarter
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1/2 c. sugar
1 box raisins
1 box caraway seeds
Combine dry ingredients except for sugar. Cut the butter or margarine in to flour mixture until consistency is that of corn meal. Add raisins and caraway. Beat eggs, buttermilk and sugar in a separate bowl then add to the flour mixture and stir until it holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Transfer to an oiled glass baking dish and pat down well. Rub top of loaf with milk and cut a large cross in the center, half way through the loaf. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes, reduce oven temp to 325 and bake another 50-60 minutes.
We could hardly keep the potatoes and cabbage from hopping up and down, they were so excited to get into the pot!!! |
Follain jam for the bread....very yummy! |
Yum! Looks great! We are having a vegan version tomorrow. :) Beautiful bread!
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