Irish Soda Bread
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Makes 10 servings
1 cup lowfat (1.5%) buttermilk
2 tablespoons + 2 tsp honey
1 1/2 cups + 1 tbs all- purpose flour (reserve 1 tbs)
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup dried currants ... raisins
2 tsp carraway seeds
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In small bowl, combine buttermilk & honey. In a larger bowl, combine flour, currants, caraway seeds, zest, baking soda & salt.
3. Add milk to mixture & stir until flour just disappears; do not overblend. Sprinkle work surface w/ 1 tbs reserved flour; turn dough out onto prepared surface, flour hands
& knead lightly 7 times. Form into a 7' round loaf, pplace on prepared baking sheet. Slash a cross on top w/ sharp knife; sprinkle w/ sugar & bake in upper third of oven about 40 - 45 min, or until nicely browned & a toothpick inserted comes clean.
Cool on rack.
3 points per serving
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Makes 10 servings
1 cup lowfat (1.5%) buttermilk
2 tablespoons + 2 tsp honey
1 1/2 cups + 1 tbs all- purpose flour (reserve 1 tbs)
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup dried currants ... raisins
2 tsp carraway seeds
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp granulated sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350
2. In small bowl, combine buttermilk & honey. In a larger bowl, combine flour, currants, caraway seeds, zest, baking soda & salt.
3. Add milk to mixture & stir until flour just disappears; do not overblend. Sprinkle work surface w/ 1 tbs reserved flour; turn dough out onto prepared surface, flour hands
& knead lightly 7 times. Form into a 7' round loaf, pplace on prepared baking sheet. Slash a cross on top w/ sharp knife; sprinkle w/ sugar & bake in upper third of oven about 40 - 45 min, or until nicely browned & a toothpick inserted comes clean.
Cool on rack.
3 points per serving
