Soda Bread With Sultanas Recipes

SODA BREAD WITH SULTANAS

Steps:

• Put the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar into food mixer and, using a K-beater and medium speed, work in the butter. Add the sultanas and liquids and mix well.
• Line a baking tray.
• Combine the mixture with your hands to make a dough and shape into a ball. Flatten the ball out and cut a cross in the top, using a wet knife.
• Put the dough on the baking tray and leave to rest for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/mark 6.
• Once the dough is rested, dust it lightly with flour and bake in the middle of the oven for 40 - 50 minutes. If the top starts to brown too much, cover loosely with baking paper.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

SODA BREAD WITH WALNUTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Sift together the flours, baking soda and salt and place in a wide bowl
• Make a well in the middle of the flour, add the walnuts and raisins and pour in the buttermilk. Using a wide rubber spatula, a wide wooden spoon or your hands mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl to the center, turning the bowl and sweeping the flour from the sides into the buttermilk. Mix until the buttermilk, raisins and walnuts have been incorporated into the flour, then scrape out onto a lightly floured work surface. The dough should be soft and a bit sticky. Flour your hands so it won't stick to them.
• Gently and quickly knead the dough, only enough to shape it into a ball, then with floured hands gently pat it down to a 2-inch high round. Place it on the parchment-lined baking sheet and cut a 1/2-inch deep cross across the top. You shouldn't let too much time lapse between the time you add the buttermilk to the flour and the moment you put the loaf into the oven.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes, until the loaf responds with a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom. Remove from the oven, wrap loosely in a cloth or kitchen towel, and cool on a rack.

AMAZINGLY EASY IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.

IRISH SODA BREAD WITH SULTANA RAISINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sift flour, salt, soda and cream of tartar into a mixing bowl.
• Stir in sugar and sultanas.
• Add milk, mixing to form a firm, but not too stiff, dough.
• Knead lightly on a floured surface and form into a slightly flattened round.
• Cut a deep cross on the top of the round with a sharp knife and brush top of round with milk.
• Place on a greased and lightly floured baking sheet and bake in center of oven for 25 minutes.
• Turn the loaf upside-down on the baking sheet and return to oven for another 5 minutes.
• The loaf is done when it sounds hollow when tapped on the base.
• Wrap in a damp cloth and place on its side to cool.

GOLDEN SULTANA BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the setting suitable for standard, soft, white bread. Start.