Died And Gone To Heaven Irish Soda Bread Recipes

DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put raisins in a bowl and cover with boiling water.
• Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• Cut butter into small pieces and mix into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or your fingers until it is course.
• Beat the egg until very frothy.
• Beat in the honey until well blended, then add the buttermilk.
• Drain the raisins well and add raisins and walnuts to flour.
• Toss to distribute evenly.
• Gradually pour the liquids in and mix with a large metal spoon so mixture is evenly moistened and you have a heavy, moist batter. Don't use too much liquid; you don't want a wet batter.
• Don't try to mix completely; it should be rough and lumpy.
• Grease a heavy loaf pan (original recipe calls for a large cast iron frying pan which also works well).
• Spoon batter into pan in clumps.
• Leave the top lumpy.
• Bake about an hour until the middle is set.
• If using a fry pan it will not take as long to bake.