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Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Irish soda bread add Irish stew to the menu for filling meat or high tea, Irish Breakfast tea or Irish Coffee.
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups dark seedless raisins
1 tbsp caraway seeds
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9- inch round cast-iron skillet or baking pan.
In a large bowl combine 4 cups of flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, raisins, and caraway seed.
Blend eggs, buttermilk, and sour cream in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture until flour is just moistened. Knead dough in bowl, about 10 strokes ( Dough will be very sticky.) Shape in a ball and place in skillet.
Make 4-inch by 3/4-inch deep cut across top of dough. Sprinkle with remaining flour.
Bake 65-75 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in skillet 10 minutes. Turn out bread onto wire rack to cool completely.