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Irish Soda Bread
Bake a loaf of Irish soda bread for your St. Patrick's Day feast! This quick bread recipe is studded with raisins and cranberries and is ready in an hour.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 Kara Zauberman📖 thepioneerwoman
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●blender
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●wooden spoon
- ●skillet
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry blender or fingers, work 4 tablespoons of the cold butter into the flour until the butter is in small bits. Stir in the raisins and cranberries. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
2
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg and the buttermilk, then pour it into the flour mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir it together until the dough is barely incorporated (there will still be some dry flour in the bowl). Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Bring the dough together with your hands, kneading gently about 4 or 5 times, until a rough shaggy ball forms and no dry bits of flour remain.
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3
Butter a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Place the dough in the skillet and press to form a 7-inch round loaf, about 1 ¼ inches tall. With a sharp knife dusted with flour, cut a large "X" on the top of the dough, about 1 inch deep and 6 ½ inches long. Bake until golden brown and the center is set, 50 to ⏱️ 55 minutes, tenting with foil after 35 to ⏱️ 40 minutes if the top is getting too dark. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
4
Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Brush the top of the bread with the melted butter. Let cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes in the skillet before moving to a cooling rack. Let cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes more before slicing and serving warm.
Nutrition Facts
calories
278 Calories
fat Content
7 g
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
15 g
sodium Content
246 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
32 mg
carbohydrate Content
46 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
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