Irish soda bread

Irish soda bread

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 1/2 c
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• butter - 2 Tbsp
• eggs, beaten - 2 item
• baking soda - 1 tsp
• sifted all-purpose flour - 4 c
• caraway seed - 2 Tbsp
• seeded raisins - 1/2 c
• sour milk approximately - 2/3 c

How to make irish soda bread:

Sift, measure and sift flour again. Add soda, salt and sugar; sift again. Add caraway seed. Melt butter. Add beaten eggs and enough sour milk to obtain 1 1/4 cups liquid. Quickly combine wet and dry ingredients. Put on floured board. Knead with tips of fingers lightly for 1 minute. Put in greased heavy iron or other heavy baking dish. Set in preheated 375° oven. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve hot with plenty of butter.

Recipe categories: Breads, Quick breads, Irish.