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Catholic Recipe: Irish Soda Bread II

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups seedless raisins
  • 1-1/3 cups buttermilk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Details

Yield: 1 casserole sized loaf

Prep Time: 1 hour

Difficulty:  ★★☆☆

Cost:  ★★☆☆

For Ages: 11+

Origin: Ireland

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St. Patrick's Day usually falls during Lent, a time of fasting. In Ireland, cooks used to note the day by adding raisins or currants to Lenten bread. Before baking, the bread was marked with the sign of the cross.

DIRECTIONS

Mix and sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Cut in butter or margarine with pastry blender or two knives until it resembles coarse corn meal. Stir in raisins. Combine buttermilk, egg, and baking soda. Stir buttermilk mixture into flour mixture until just moistened. Bake in greased 1-quart pudding pan or casserole at 375° for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.

Recipe Source: Cook's Blessings, The by Demetria Taylor, Random House, New York, 1965