Irish Soda Bread (Mrs. Hughes)
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup oil
1½ cups raisins
1 cup milk (low fat is OK)
2 tablespoon cinnamon mixed with same amount of confectioner's sugar
(optional)
Heat oven to 350º. Mix dry ingredients (except cinnamon) and raisins
together; add milk and oil and knead all together, until the dough is
smooth. Flatten the dough, and add the cinnamon mixture and knead for a
bit longer. Bake at 350º for 70 minutes until golden brown.
Irish Soda Bread (Jane Grice's)
4 cups flour
3 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoon butter
Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in butter with pastry blender or with
2 knives, scissors fashion.
Add to dry mixture:
1½ cups dark raisins
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
Add to dry mixture and mix until well moistened:
2 eggs slightly beaten (reserve 1 tablespoon)
1½ cups buttermilk
Turn out on floured board and knead a few times (mixture will be
sticky). Shape into a ball and place in well-greased 2 quart round
casserole. In center of ball, cut a 4" cross½" deep. Brush with
reserved egg.
Bake at 350º for 1 hour 20 minutes. Remove from casserole and cool
completely.