IRISH SODA BREAD
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Raisins
- 1 pt sour cream (16 oz) the full fat variety, not reduced-fat.
- 1 large egg beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease 8 inch round layer cake pan. In large, bowl, mix first 5 ingredients; stir in raisins. With a spoon, stir in sour cream and egg until blended and dough forms. Turn dough onto floured pastry cloth; knead greatly 10 to 12 times. Shape dough into a ball; place in the cake pan. Dust top of ball lightly with flour.
- With a sharp-knife, cut an "X" on top of ball. Bake 60 to 70 minutes until toothpick comes out clean and bread is well-browned. Cool in pan. 10 minutes then remove from pan and cool on a cooling rack. Makes one loaf
- Note: I have aluminum cake pans and usually bake mine 70 minutes. A dark-colored cake pan absorbs heat and may take less time to bake. Test with bamboo skewer. When in doubt, bake the full 70 minutes.
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