Irish soda bread

Recipe Information

Ingredients

• 4 cups buttermilk

• 3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour

• 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

• 2 cups raisins

• 2 large eggs

• 1/2 cup caraway seeds

• 3 tablespoons honey

• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• Cooking spray

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray two 9 x 5 inch bread pans with cooking spray, and coat them with a small amount of flour.

• Combine the honey, buttermilk, and eggs into a medium bowl, and stir the ingredients together using a spoon. Combine the flours, baking soda, baking powder, raisins, salt, and caraway seeds into a large bowl and stir in the buttermilk mixture. No kneading of the dough is necessary. A small amount of flour may be added at this time if the dough is too thin.

• Place half of the dough into each bread pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove the pans from the oven when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow the bread 15 minutes to cool before removing the loaves from the pans.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 299 cal

• Total fat: 3g

• Saturated fat: 1g

• Monounsaturated fat: 1g

• Cholesterol: 29mg

• Sodium: 546mg

• Potassium: 0mg

• Carbohydrate: 62g

• Fiber: 6g

• Protein: 10g