Mchenry's Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup heavy cream
Preparation
1
Place all ingredients into a kitchen mixer bowl and combine using the dough hook until a ball is formed.
2
On a floured surface, shape into two round loaves.
3
Place each into a greased glass baking dish (preferably round). Brush top of each with a bit of heavy cream, then cut a cross at each center.
4
Bake at 350 degrees, approximately 55 minutes.
5
Cool and serve with softened butter.
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About
Comes from the kitchen of a good Irish-Catholic friend-of-the-family, born and raised just north of New York City.
Yield:
2 loaves
Added:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:16pm
Comments
February 9, 2013
How much buttermilk?
February 11, 2013
1 1/3 cups. Thanks for asking!