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Irish Soda Bread. This is old old recipe in family from the Emerald Island.
3 cups unsifted flour 1/3 cup sugar
1Tbl spoon baking powder 1 tspn baking soda
1 tspn salt 1 egg slightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
Combine in large mixing bowl flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt. Blend eggs and buttermilk. Add all at once to flour mixture. Mix untill dry particles are moistened. Stir in butter mix well. Pour into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake at 325 oven for65 to 75 minutes. Toothpick inserted in center should come out clean. DO NOT UNDERBAKE. Remove and let cool on wire rack. Place in airtight wrap and let set for 8 hours before slicing. If have no butter milk, mix 2 tablespoons vinegar to milk to fill 2 cup measure.
This is a simple quikbread but so good. can be served at dinner but is sweet enough for a dessert bread. Try it you can thank me later.
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