Irish Soda Bread

Easy to make Irish Soda Bread.

A family favorite for generations. Kids will love it because it is sweet.
I love to warm it up with a slab of butter in the microwave for 10 - 15 seconds.
Also, would be good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Of course, nothing better than having Irish Soda Bread with a hot cup of Irish Tea.
Barry's Tea:
http://www.barrystea.com/
I like mine with sugar and 1/2 and 1/2.

As you can see from the picture, I took the first slice.

Ingredients:
2 cups of All Purpose Flour
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of raisins
2 tsp. of caraway seeds
1 tsp. of baking soda
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
1 tsp. of sugar

In a large bowl,  mix all the ingredients.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place mixture in a greased oven loaf pan.
After about 10 minutes in the oven, I sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar on top of the soda bread.
Cook the bread for about 1 hour in the oven until it is lightly brown on top.

On a lighter side,you can substitute Splenda for the sugar.
http://www.splenda.com/products/sugar-blend

Also, you can substitute buttermilk with a low fat version of it.
Lucerne makes a reduced fat buttermilk. Not seen in this link.
http://www.lucernefoods.com/products/milk.htm
You should be able to find low fat buttermilk in the dairy section of your local grocery store.

And for all purpose flour, I like Gold Medal flour for baking.
http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/gold-medal-flour/products
All purpose flour has just the right amount of glutens to make a good bread.

Enjoy !

Next up, my return trip from Maui. A new restaurant dinner and the best fish tacos on the Island.

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