Description
This was my mom’s mothers recipe (my Nana Dot) and has been passed down for generations, direct from Ireland. If you like soda bread, this is awesome!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- ½ cup butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup raisins
- ½ cup currants
- 2 teaspoons caraway seed (Optional)
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Stir together the flour
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- and sugar in a large bowl until evenly blended. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in the raisins
- currants
- and caraway seeds
- then make a well in the center and pour in the milk and vinegar. Stir with a spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface
- and knead gently 8 to 10 times. Divide the dough into two balls
- and place onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes
- then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
- and bake until the top of the bread is golden brown
- about 15 minutes more.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 24