Irish Soda Bread with Currants Recipe

1      Reviews by:    Dorothy Rabb   Irish Soda Bread with Currants Recipe creates a robust and flavorful soda bread using flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, dried currants, white vinegar and milk and bakes to make a delicious bread especially for breakfast. Food Category:    Bread Cuisine Origin:    Irish    Servings:8 Nutrition facts:312 calories7.3 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   15 Minutes Cook Time:   40 Minutes Total Time:   55 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup dried currants, plumped
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1 cup milk

DIRECTIONS

• Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Cut in the butter with pastry blender or two knives until particles resemble rice kernels. Lightly mix in currants.
• Mix vinegar and milk. Add half of the liquid to dry ingredients; blend quickly. Add remaining liquid and stir only until blended.
• Turn dough onto floured surface. Lightly knead dough about 10 times and shape into a round loaf. Place on greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375°F 35 to 40 minutes.

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