Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 2/3 cups buttermilk

Directions:
© Aliske Webb 1999. Published by Bookmice.com
The Quilt Inn Country Cookbook Aliske Webb
Preheat oven to 400F and grease loaf pan.
Sift all purpose flour together with baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Cut in butter with pastry blender, two knives or your fingertips until mixture forms coarse
crumbles. Stir in whole wheat flour, mixing well. Add buttermilk, stirring until ingredients
are thoroughly moistened.
Place dough on floured surface and knead for 5 minutes. Shape dough into
round and place on baking pan. Cut ½ inch deep cross on top of loaf with a sharp knife.
Dust cross with flour. Bake for 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped.
Remove and cool on wire rack.
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