American-Style Irish Soda Bread With Raisins and Caraway Seed
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (plus extra melted, for brushing)
- 1 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon caraway seed
directions
- Position oven rack to the upper-middle position; preheat oven to 400°.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flours, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt together in a large bowl.
- Work the butter into the dry ingredients with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Combine the buttermilk and egg with a fork.
- Add the buttermilk-egg mixture, raisins, and caraway seeds to the flour mixture; stir with a fork just until the dough begins to come together.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead just until the dough becomes cohesive and bumpy; about 30 seconds (do not knead until smooth).
- Pat the dough into a 6-inch round about 2 inches thick, and lay on the prepared baking sheet.
- Cut a large 1/2-inch deep X into the top of the loaf using a serrated knife; brush top with 1 tablespoon melted butter.
- Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, about 40-45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through baking.
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