Irish Soda Bread
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 67. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
- 1 beaten egg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
- 1 beaten egg
Instructions
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cut in margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Combine 1 egg and buttermilk; add to flour mixture. Stir just till moistened.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead gently for 12 strokes. On a greased baking sheet, shape dough into a 6-inch-round loaf. Cut a 4-inch cross, 1/4 inch deep, on the top. Brush with 1 beaten egg. Bake in a 375° oven about 35 minutes or till golden. Cool on a rack.
- Brown Irish Soda Bread: Prepare as above, except reduce all-purpose flour to 1 cup and add 1 cup whole wheat flour.
- Sweet-Raisin Irish Soda Bread: Prepare as above, except add 2 tablespoons brown sugar to the flour mixture and 1/3 cup raisins or currants to the buttermilk mixture.
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Irish Soda Bread" by idovermani; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/11155746@N00/5527530561. Cropped/resized.
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