Society Recipe Of The Week - Grandma's Irish Soda Bread

Grandma's Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

• 1 and 3/4 cups (420ml) buttermilk

• 1 large egg

• 4 and 1/4 cups (515g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled), plus more for your hands and counter

• 3 Tablespoons (38g) granulated sugar

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 5 Tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter, cold and cubed

• optional: 1 cup (150g) raisins

Directions

1. Whisk the wet ingredients together

2. Whisk the dry ingredients together.

3. Cut cold butter into the dry ingredients. Like scones and pie crust, cutting cold butter into the flour is a key step. 4. Coating the flour in cold butter guarantees a lovely flaky texture. You can use a fork, your hands, or a pastry cutter.

4. Add the wet ingredients.

5. Bring the dough together with your hands. Don’t stress, it’s really easy! Using a very sharp knife, score the dough. This allows the center to bake.

6. Bake until golden brown