Irish Soda Bread

For St. Patricks Day dinner, here is a recipe for Irish Soda Bread.

3 cups flour
3 tablespoons sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup dried currants - optional
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water

Combine flour, 3 tablespoons of sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and
salt in a medium bowl. Stir in buttermilk and currants (if using them)
stir until blended. Your dough will be sticky. Lightly flour a cutting
board and turn the dough out onto it. Knead for about a minute, then shape
into a 8 inch round loaf and cut a cross in the top. Place on cookie sheet
and bake in a 375 oven for 45 minutes or until nice and brown. While the
bread is baking combine additional sugar and water and set aside -brush
the sugar water on the top of the bread and return to oven for about 5-10
minutes more.

Serve this warm with lots of butter!


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