Irish Soda Bread with Raisins and Caraway
Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
Serves: 8-10
Ingredients
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes,room temperature
- 2 1⁄2 cups raisins
- 3 tablespoons caraway seeds
- 2 1⁄2 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Generously butter heavy ovenproof 10 to 12-inch diameter skillet with 2- to 2 1/2-inch-high sides.
- Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend.
- Add butter, using fingertips, rub in until coarse crumbs form.
- Stir in raisins and caraway seeds.
- Whisk buttermilk and egg in medium bowl to blend.
- Add to dough; using wooden spoon, stir just until incorporated.
- Dough will be very sticky.
- Transfer dough to prepared skillet; smooth top, mounding slightly in center.
- Using small sharp knife dipped into flour, cut 1-inch-deep X in top center of dough.
- Bake until bread is cooked through and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Cool bread in skillet 10 minutes.
- Turn out onto rack and cool completely.
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