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Pioneer Irish Soda Bread

Pioneer Irish Soda Bread Recipe

I haven't tried this yet, but got this recipe from one of my kids history books, 'Pioneer Recipes', a 'Historic Communities' series. Here is the books description: 'This bread is quick and easy to make. It will give you a taste of the kind of bread Irish settlers offered their visitors. You can replace milk and vinegar with 1/2 C buttermilk.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Irish
Calories 300.1 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  • 1. Add vinegar to milk and set aside.
  • 2. Mix together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
  • 3. Rub in butter with your fingertips.
  • 4. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and a little at a time and stir in to form
  • the dough.
  • 5. Shape the dough into a flat circle about 2 inches thick on a lightly
  • greased cookie sheet.
  • 6. Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Eat the bread while it's fresh and warm.

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Nutrition

Serving: 104gCalories: 300.1kcalCarbohydrates: 49.6gProtein: 7.5gFat: 7.5gSaturated Fat: 4.4gCholesterol: 19.5mgSodium: 662.8mgFiber: 1.7gSugar: 0.2g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Beginner Cook, Breads, Easy, Healthy, Inexpensive, Quick Breads
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