Irish soda bread

Irish soda bread

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1 c
• salt - 2 tsp
• flour - 4 c
• baking soda
• or less - 1/2 box
• buttermilk or sour milk to make sour milk, add 1 Tbsp - 2 c

How to make irish soda bread:

Put raisins in hot water for awhile and then drain, if raisins are not soft. Sift together sugar and flour. You may substitute all white flour with 2 cups white and 2 cups whole wheat or 2 cups white flour, 1 cup whole wheat, 1/2 cup soy and 1/2 cup wheat germ. Sift baking soda and salt with flour and sugar. Add buttermilk or sour milk. Mix all ingredients well and then fold in raisins. Bake at 350° for 1 hour (maybe 10 to 15 minutes more).

Recipe categories: Breads, Quick breads, Irish.