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Irish Soda Bread

This Irish Soda Bread is delicious. For an extra treat, add caraway seeds along with the currants.

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:

3-1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar, divided
1 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
1-1/3 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup currants or raisins

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350°F.

MIX flour, 1/3 cup of the sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk and currants; mix just until moistened.

PLACE dough on floured surface; knead 10 times. Shape into round loaf, 2-1/2 inches thick. Place on greased baking sheet. Cut deep 1/2-inch "X" in top of dough. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar.

BAKE 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 16 wedges to serve.


Storage Know-How
Store leftover bread in resealable plastic bag for up to 24 hours. Or, for longer storage, wrap tightly and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.

Special Extra
Add 2 to 3 tsp. caraway seeds along with the currants.


Nutrition Information

Calories: 170
Total fat: 6 g
Saturated fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 15 mg
Sodium: 340 mg
Carbohydrate: 26 g
Dietary fiber: 1 g
Sugars: 6 g
Protein: 3 g
Vitamin A: 4 %DV
Vitamin C: 2 %DV
Calcium: 4 %DV
Iron: 6 %DV


Source: Used with permission of Kraft Foods. Visit www.kraftfoods.com for more recipes.