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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (118g) Recipe makes 8 servings
Calories 268
Calories from Fat 7		(2%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.9g	1%
	Saturated Fat 0.3g	1%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 1mg		0%
Sodium 292mg		12%
Potassium 272mg		7%
Total Carbohydrate 59.0g		19%
	Dietary Fiber 2.5g	9%
	Sugars 22.1g
Protein 6.9g		13%
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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Recipe #21950 | 1¼ hours | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Gingerbee
Mar 9, 2002

This traditional Irish soda bread is served warm with lots of butter to accompany your cornbeef and cabbage boiled dinner. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

SERVES 8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

3 cups sifted flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup dry currant
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons sugar (for glaze)
2 tablespoons hot water (for glaze)

Directions

1
Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
2
Stir in currants and milk.
3
Combine until well blended.
4
Dough will be sticky.
5
Turn out onto floured board and knead 10 times, until smooth.
6
Shape into an 8" round loaf.
7
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8
Cut an"X" with a knife into the top of the loaf.
9
Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
10
Remove from oven; pour sugar and water glaze over the top and return to oven for an additional 10 minutes.

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From: Baked Therapy

On Oct 30, 2009

this bread always turns out great. perfectly dense and moist, and excellent as-is or toasted. I leave out the currants and use a milk wash instead of a glaze, but that is just my preference.

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From: Jen in Victoria, BC

On Mar 17, 2009

Delicious bread! Currants give a nice flavour. Tastes great warmed up with butter.

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From: DDW

On Nov 2, 2003

I'm with Cornelia - I'd never had Irish Soda bread in my life until tonight. I had planned corned beef and cabbage for dinner and forgot to put some bread in the machine so I thought, what about Irish Soda Bread and did a search on it to figure out how it was made. The timing worked out perfectly and we all LOVED it! I didn't have any currants so I used raisins instead. Warmed with lots of butter, it was a treat with our dinner. I have a feeling I will be repeating this bread with all sorts of other recipes. Glad I found this one. Thanks!

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From: Chef #48136

On Mar 17, 2003

Not only was this the first time I made Irish Soda Bread, it was also the first time I ate it. I have no idea what Irish Soda Bread is "supposed" to be like, but this was excellent! Slightly sweet, slightly tangy... I couldn't stop eating it! Next time I will have to make a half recipe so that I don't eat so much of it! The only change I made to the recipe was to leave out the currants, since my husband doesn't like them.

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