Irish Soda Buns

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Irish soda bread is usually made in a free-form round. To speed up baking time by making individual rolls. The “X” on top helps each roll open up and rise fully in the oven.

Source: Jean Kressy- Relish magazine

Serves 10 people

Categories: bread

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup while wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1 tsp. caraway seeds
  • 3/4 cup plus 3 Tbsp. buttermilk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk flours, sugar, baking soda and salt. With fingers or pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in raisins and caraway seeds. Pour buttermilk over top and stir with fork until mixture holds together. If necessary, add more buttermilk, a little at a time.
  3. Transfer to a lightly floured surface and knead about 20 times or until smooth. With lightly floured hands, shape into 10 balls. Place in pan. With small, sharp knife, cut an X on top of each bal.
  4. Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and let cool on wire rack.

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