Soda Bread
By Deen Brothers
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 hr 10 min
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon caraway seeds
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup raisins
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the oven rack to the middle row. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt to a large bowl and whisk to blend. Toss in the butter and cut in using a fork until it looks like little pebbles. Add in the caraway seeds, 1 1/4 cup buttermilk and the raisins and stir until it looks like a dry biscuit dough. Knead for 1 minute or so until the dough comes together.
Form into a 7-inch diameter round ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the round with the remaining buttermilk, and then score an X on the top of the round using a sharp knife.
Bake until golden brown and when a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack before slicing.