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Sweet soda bread takes several minutes to prepare.

Sweet soda bread takes several minutes to cook.

Sweet soda bread makes 20 servings.

The ingredients for Sweet soda bread are:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup raisins
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg

Here is how you make Sweet soda bread:

DirectionsSet a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt and stir well to mix. Add the butter and rub in until the butter disappears into the dry ingredients. Stir in the caraway seeds if used and the raisins. In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together and mix into the dough mixture with a rubber spatula (hands work well). Preheat the oven to 425 F. degrees. Lightly grease and flour a Dutch oven with a lid.In a large bowl sieve and combine all the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk to form a sticky dough. Place on floured surface and lightly knead (too much allows the gas to escape)Shape into a round flat shape and cut a cross in the top of the dough.Grease and flour the pot. Put the dough in to the pot. Cover the pot with the lid and bake for 30 minutes (this simulates the bastible pot). Remove cover and bake for an additional 15 minutes.The bottom of the bread will have a hollow sound when tapped so show it is done.Cover the bread in a tea towel and lightly sprinkle water on the cloth to keep the bread moist. Number of Servings: 20Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LEIGHMARIE.

The nutritional information for Sweet soda bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 20
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 151.5

• Total Fat: 7.6 g
• Cholesterol: 29.8 mg
• Sodium: 153.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 3.3 g