This was my mom's mother's recipe (my Nana Dot) and has been passed down for generations, direct from Ireland. If you like soda bread, this is awesome!
Ingredients
- ½ cups all-purpose flour: 2 piece
- ½ teaspoons baking soda: 1 piece
- baking powder: 1 Tbsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- white sugar: 3 Tbsp
- butter: 0.5 cup (cut into pieces)
- raisins: 1 cup
- currants: 0.5 cup
- caraway seed: 2 tsp (optional)
- milk: 0.75 cup
- apple cider vinegar: 3 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
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Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl until evenly blended. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in the raisins, currants, and caraway seeds, then make a well in the center and pour in the milk and vinegar. Stir with a spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened.
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Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. Divide the dough into two balls, and place onto the prepared baking sheets.
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Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until the top of the bread is golden brown, about 15 minutes more.
