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Limerick Soda Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:01:44 -0800
v121.n009.2
* Exported from MasterCook *

                            Bread, Limerick Soda

Recipe By     : King Arthur Baking
Serving Size  : 40    Preparation Time :0:00
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   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3 1/2           cups  All-Purpose Flour -- Unbleached, (418g)
      1/4           cup  sugar -- (50g)
   1           teaspoon  salt
   4          teaspoons  baking powder
      1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
      1/4           cup  fennel seeds -- whole, (18g)
   1                cup  currants -- dried, or golden raisins, (142g)
   1              large  egg -- at room temp
   2               cups  buttermilk -- at room temp, (454g)

This bread is simple to put together, and a staple in the bread 
baskets at Ariel's Restaurant in Brookfield, VT. It has an unusual 
but enticing hint of fennel, and is loaded with bursts of sweetness 
from the currants or golden raisins within.

PREP: 20 mins
BAKE: 50 to 55 mins
TOTAL: 1:10
YIELD: one 10" round loaf
SERVING SIZE: 30g

Preheat the oven to 350F. Butter and flour, or spray with pan spray, 
a 10" round cake pan, 10" springform pan, or a 2-quart round casserole dish.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking 
powder, and baking soda. Mix in the fennel seeds and currants or raisins.

Whisk together the egg and buttermilk. Add to the dry ingredients and 
stir just until combined. Don't over-mix; the batter will be quite stiff.

Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Bake the bread for about 50 
minutes, until it's golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and place 
it on a rack to cool for 15 minutes before tipping it out of the pan 
onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.

Tips: A mixture of half golden raisins and half currants makes a nice 
presentation.

For the more traditional Wholemeal Limerick Soda Bread, substitute 3 
cups (330g) Irish-Style Flour for the all-purpose flour in the 
recipe. For best results let the batter rest in the pan for 15 
minutes before baking, to soften the flour's bran.

Cal 64, Fat 1g, Carb 13g, Sod 130mg, Fiber 1g, Pro 2g

S(Internet address):
   https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/limerick-soda-bread-recipe
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 64 Calories; trace Fat (6.0% 
calories from fat); 2g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 
6mg Cholesterol; 133mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : 2021 - 0225