Sallys Irish Soda Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sift the first 5 ingredients together and stir in the caraway seed.
• Cut in the shortening til it resembles fine meal.
• Add and mix in the cheese, onion and bacon.
• Stir in the buttermilk with a fork until the dry ingredients are just.
• moistened.
• Turn out on a lightly floured surface and knead a few times.
• Form into a a round loaf about 1/2 inch thick and place on a.
• greased baking sheet or cast iron skillet.
• cut a cross on the top and bake for about 30 minutes.
• Yield; 1 small loaf.
• I want to add a note;.
• Master Soda Bread Mix;.
• I make up the first 7 ingredients.doubled or more -- and store it in a tight
• container ( like bisquick ). Then I just take 2 1/4 cups of the mix
• and add 1 cup of buttermilk and the rest of the ingredients, and proceed.
• as usual. This takes only a few minutes to make up the bread. Bake
• as usual. So quick and easy!
• Store the Master Mix in a cupboard for up to 4 weeks.

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
• Cut in butter until consistency of cornmeal.
• Add raisins to mix.
• Add vinegar to milk to make sour milk.
• Mix egg into sour milk.
• Pour milk mixture into flour mixture just until flour is wet.
• Do not overmix!
• Grease a cast iron skillet or loaf pan with Pam or butter.
• Pour mixture into pan.
• Take a knife and slash an X down the middle of batter.
• Bake at 350-375 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

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.

Steps:

• Stir the milk and vinegar together, and allow to stand until curdled, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually stir the soured milk into the flour mixture until the dough just comes together, and turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead a few times, and shape into a round. Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut an X shape into the top of the dough to release steam and help the bread keep its round shape.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Using your hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Wash and dry your hands. Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place it on a buttered baking sheet and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center of the dough reaching out all the way to the sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.