Chef John's Irish Soda Bread recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup whole wheat flour ¼ cup rolled oats 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons salt ¼ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes 1 ¾ cups buttermilk 1 large egg 2 tablespoons honey, or more to taste 2 teaspoons grated orange zest 1 cup dried currants ⅓ cup golden raisins
Nutrition Info
- 194.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 36 gcholesterol: 20.3 mgfat: 3.9 gfiber: 2.1 gprotein: 5.1 gsaturatedFat: 2.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 381.7 mgsugar: 11.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Chef John's Irish Soda Bread
Directions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
Whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Beat buttermilk, egg, honey, and orange zest together in a bowl. Pour buttermilk mixture, currants, and raisins into flour mixture, stir with a wooden spoon until a wet, sticky dough comes together.
Turn dough out onto a well-floured work surface, press dough together into a soft ball of dough and cut into 2 pieces. Form each half into a smooth, round loaf. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and let rest for 15 minutes. Cut a 1/2-inch deep \"X\" into the top of each loaf with a serrated knife.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and fragrant, about 45 minutes. Transfer loaves to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.