Irish Soda Bread with Caraway

Irish Soda Bread is a hearty quick bread. My version is slightly sweet and flavored with caraway seeds.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 55

Total Time 1 10

Course Breads, Brunch, Lunch

Cuisine Irish

Servings

Calories 356 kcal

Equipment

8-inch cake pan

Ingredients

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon caraway seeds optional
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
4 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter cut into 8 pieces
2/3 cup currants or raisins

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1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 large egg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Spray an 8-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, seeds, baking powder, and salt.
Using a pastry blender or your fingers, mix and the butter into the flour until you the mixture is mealy and butter is evenly distributed. Stir in the currants.
Measure buttermilk in a 2-cup liquid measuring cup and stir in the egg until combined.
Stir the egg mixture, all at once, into the dry and mix until just combined. Turn over several times to form a ball.
Put the dough into the prepared pan and push to the edges.
Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, until browned, puffed, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 356kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 483mgPotassium: 226mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 271IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 3mg

Keyword bread, currants, raisins