Irish Soda Bread

I made this last year and it came out great. Figured I'd post it and we could share our Irish Soda Bread recipes for St Patrick's day.

Ingredients:
4 ½ cups flour (sifted)
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
½ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Sugar
6 tablespoons Butter
1 cup Raisins (separate the clumps)
1 cup Currents (separate the clumps)
2 cups Buttermilk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly.
Combine raisins and currents in a plastic bag along with 1-2 tablespoons of dry flour mixture. Shake until well coated.
Knead butter into flour mixture until grainy.
Add raisins/currents to flour/butter mixture.
Add buttermilk and mix thoroughly.
Separate in to two loaf pans or one 9” x 9” pan (lightly coated with flour). Your preference of shape.
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 60 minutes. Check occasionally with a cake tester to see if loaf is completely baked through.

Re: Irish Soda Bread

Oh good! I lost my irish soda bread recipe and I was looking for another one! Think you can make it without the currants? I have everything except those at home.

Re: Irish Soda Bread

I'm sure you can, the Currants just add a little extra flavor. I would add the same amount of raisins in place instead.