Mary Ann Henrys Super Soda Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Using your hand, mix in the flour from the sides of the bowl. The dough should be soft but not wet and sticky.
• Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface. Wash and dry your hands. Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round about 1 1/2 inches thick. Place it on a buttered baking sheet and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center of the dough reaching out all the way to the sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 degrees, and continue to bake until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped, about 30 minutes longer. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. grease 9 inch baking pan.
• Combine 4 cups flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raisins (if using), caraway seeds in large bowl.
• Blend eggs, buttermilk and sour cream in small bowl. Stir into flour mixture just until flour is moistened.
• Knead dough in bowl, about 10 strokes, dough will be very sticky. Shape into a ball, place in pan. Cut 4 inch "X", 3/4 inch deep across top of dough. Sprinkle with remaining 1 TB flour.
• Bake in 350 degree oven 65 to 75 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, turn bread out on wire rack and cool completely,.

Steps:

• Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt and stir well to mix.
• Add the butter and rub in until the butter disappears into the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the caraway seeds if used and the raisins.
• In a small bowl, whisk the buttermilk and egg together and mix into the dough mixture with a rubber spatula.
• Turn the dough out on a floured work surface and fold it over on itself several times, shaping it into a round loaf. Transfer the loaf to one cookie sheet or jelly roll pan covered with parchment or foil and cut a cross in the top. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 350 and cook for about 15 to 20 minutes more, until well colored and a toothpick plunged into the center emerges clean.
• Cool the soda bread on a rack and serve with plenty of sweet butter and bitter orange marmalade.

Steps:

• Heat ooven to 350 degrees. Grease a large baking sheet.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl,.
• Combinee butter, buttermilk and egg in smaller bowl.
• Add the liquids to the dry ingredients, pouring it into the well and stirring to form a soft dough. Add raisins and mix lightly.
• Transfer batter to baking sheet and using floured hands shape into a ball. Slash an "X" across the top. Bank until set, 50 to 60 minutes.