Though next time I make it, I will definitely cut the recipe in half. It's a bit too much to handle for the mixer, even the five and one-half quart mixer. It's a very heavy and sticky dough and puts a strain on the mixer. I don't need to break it after only using once...
Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients:
8 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons sea salt, extra fine [apparently this is a thing but regular salt is fine]
4 tablespoons of caraway seeds, whole [I only used three]
4 oz butter, unsalted
4 cups raisins
3 cups buttermilk [you can buy it or make it yourself with milk and lemon juice]
2 eggs
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
Instructions:
Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and caraway seeds. Cut butter into flour mixture [you can use a pastry cutter, which I have, a fork, or a mixer]. Mix in raisins.
Whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and baking soda. Combine mixtures until dough is moist throughout. [I had a problem here. Not all of the dough was moist and it was a pain in the butt.]
Divide into four equal size round portions. Shape the dough, but do not knead it. [The dough will be sticky, but don't use too much flour to make it easier to work with.] Place on parchment paper on a cookie sheet [or a lightly greased sheet]. Cut a cross on the top, at least halfway into the dough. [Mine don't look like crosses...]
Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes. Bread should have a crust. Push to make sure it resists pressure and check to see if the bottom is brown. [You can also check it it's done by putting a skewer in it and having it come out clean. I did both.]
Leave loaves to cool for five minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a cooling for at least 10 minutes before cutting.
Serve with butter and a cup of tea! That's what I did while listening to Irish music! Earl Grey if you please! If only I had fancy tea cups...
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons sea salt, extra fine [apparently this is a thing but regular salt is fine]
4 tablespoons of caraway seeds, whole [I only used three]
4 oz butter, unsalted
4 cups raisins
3 cups buttermilk [you can buy it or make it yourself with milk and lemon juice]
2 eggs
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
Instructions:
Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and caraway seeds. Cut butter into flour mixture [you can use a pastry cutter, which I have, a fork, or a mixer]. Mix in raisins.
Whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and baking soda. Combine mixtures until dough is moist throughout. [I had a problem here. Not all of the dough was moist and it was a pain in the butt.]
Divide into four equal size round portions. Shape the dough, but do not knead it. [The dough will be sticky, but don't use too much flour to make it easier to work with.] Place on parchment paper on a cookie sheet [or a lightly greased sheet]. Cut a cross on the top, at least halfway into the dough. [Mine don't look like crosses...]
Bake at 375 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes. Bread should have a crust. Push to make sure it resists pressure and check to see if the bottom is brown. [You can also check it it's done by putting a skewer in it and having it come out clean. I did both.]
Leave loaves to cool for five minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a cooling for at least 10 minutes before cutting.
Serve with butter and a cup of tea! That's what I did while listening to Irish music! Earl Grey if you please! If only I had fancy tea cups...
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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