Title: Irish Soda Bread #1
Categories: Bread
Yield: 8 Servings

3 1/4 c Flour
1/4 c Sugar
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Baking powder
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Margarine
1 1/3 c Buttermilk
1/2 c Currants or raisins
-(optional for breakfast
-bread)

Preheat oven to 350ø. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Cut in
margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add buttermilk, mixing
just long enough to moisten. Shape dough into a ball and knead on floured
surface 10 times. Place on a greased baking sheet. Shape into a round loaf
2-1/2 inches thick and cut a 1/2 inch deep cross on top. Bake at 350ø for 1
hour and serve warm. (May also be shaped into small 3x5 loaves and baked 20
to 25 minutes.) Yield: 1 large loaf.

ALICE LYNN OVERBEY

(MRS. THOMAS L.)

From , by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.