Snack

Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins is for Snack.

Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins takes 40 minutes to cook.

Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins are:

4 cups flour
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
4 tbsp butter ( i used olivio light)
1 cup (unpacked) raisin
1 large egg, beaten
1 3/4 cup butter milk ( I used skim milk with 1.5 tbsp lemon juice, let sit for 8 min)

Here is how you make Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins:

Preheat oven to 425?. Whisk together 4 cups of flour, the sugar, salt, and baking soda into a large mixing bowl.Using your (clean) fingers (or two knives or a pastry cutter), work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal, then add in the raisins.(I used a stand mixer with first my whisk and then switched to my dough hook)Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add beaten egg and buttermilk to well and mix in with a wooden spoon until dough is too stiff to stir. Dust hands with a little flour, then gently knead dough in the bowl just long enough to form a rough ball. If the dough is too sticky to work with, add in a little more flour. Do not over-knead! Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a round loaf. Note that the dough will be a little sticky, and quite shaggy (a little like a shortcake biscuit dough). You want to work it just enough so that the flour is just moistened and the dough just barely comes together. Shaggy is good. If you over-knead, the bread will end up tough.Transfer dough to a large, lightly baking sheet (it will flatten out a bit in the pan or on the baking sheet). Using a serrated knife, score top of dough about an inch and a half deep in an "X" shape. The purpose of the scoring is to help heat get into the center of the dough while it cooks. Transfer to oven and bake until bread is golden and bottom sounds hollow when tapped, about 35-45 minutes. Check for doneness also by inserting a long, thin skewer into the center. If it comes out clean, it's done.Serving Size: 16 slicesNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BMURPHY904.

The nutritional information for Irish Soda Bread w/ Raisins is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 173.8

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 12.2 mg
• Sodium: 40.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 4.8 g