Mchenry's Irish Soda Bread
By: Maria Boyer
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:16pm

Ingredients




4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup heavy cream

Preparation

1 Place all ingredients into a kitchen mixer bowl and combine using the dough hook until a ball is formed. 2 On a floured surface, shape into two round loaves. 3 Place each into a greased glass baking dish (preferably round). Brush top of each with a bit of heavy cream, then cut a cross at each center. 4 Bake at 350 degrees, approximately 55 minutes. 5 Cool and serve with softened butter.

About


Comes from the kitchen of a good Irish-Catholic friend-of-the-family, born and raised just north of New York City.

Comments:
Kathleen

How much buttermilk?
Maria Boyer

1 1/3 cups. Thanks for asking!