My Gift to You - The Celtic Invasion of Rome

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The Celtic Invasion
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My Irish Soda Bread Recipe
I always make these in batches of three,
not on account of any Celtic superstition,
but because one quart of buttermilk plus a splash of regular milk will make three soda breads.

Ingredients: (for one soda bread)
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tbls. caraway seed
6 tsps. of unsalted butter or margarine (about ¾
of a stick) cut into small pieces (about ¼" cube)
1 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp of baking soda
1 egg white

Preheat oven to 375º

Pre-grease with butter two-quart casserole dish

In a small bowl - mix egg, buttermilk, and baking soda

In large mixing bowl - combine flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, caraway seed, raisins and butter

Empty liquids from small bowl into dry mixed ingredients

Mix by hand until firm

Turn dough on floured board, knead lightly, shape into a ball and press down slightly into greased casserole. Make a cross about ¼ inch deep on the top, as though marking the ball into quarters, brush with egg white.

Bake for about an hour – (we have a hot oven so I usually bake for about 50 minutes.) Let cool – serve warm with butter or marmalade and enjoy with a good cup of tea.