Soda bread with raisins

Irish soda bread can be baked with a variety of fillings, such as raisins, cranberries. This bread is delicious warm with butter. Also, it can be frozen and reheated in the oven before serving.

Ingredients

• 420 g flour
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 75 g raisins
• 350 ml. buttermilk

Directions

1. Mix the sifted flour with salt and soda in a bowl.
2. Add raisins. Make a well in the center, pour in the buttermilk and stir. You should get a soft dough. If needed, you can add a little more buttermilk.
3. If there is no buttermilk, then you can cook it yourself. To do this, add 2 tbsp to 360 ml of milk. apple cider vinegar. Leave for 5 minutes. The milk will curdle and you can use it.
4. Knead the dough on a floured surface. Give it a round shape, about 15 cm in diameter. Put it on a baking sheet covered with baking parchment and make a deep cross-shaped cut with a sharp knife.
5. Bake in the oven at 220 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for another 20-25 minutes until the bread is golden.
6. To check the readiness of the bread, you need to knock on the bottom crust - there should be a dull sound. If there is no such sound, put the bread in the oven for another 5 minutes.
7. Let the bread cool and serve.
8. Bon appetit!