Crosby's Molasses Irish Soda Bread
"This recipes used Crosby’s Fancy molasses just regular would work. They serve this with butter or marmalade."
Original recipe yields 8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (148.5 g)
- Calories 327.7
- Total Fat - 7.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 5.9 mg
- Sodium - 700.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 59.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 7.3 g
- Sugars - 13.3 g
- Protein - 10.6 g
- Calcium - 153.7 mg
- Iron - 3.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2
Put the 1/2 cup oats in mixing bowl.
Step 3
Stir in the buttermilk, molasses and oil; reserve.
Step 4
Whisk dry ingredients in large bowl.
Step 5
Make a well in the dry mixture and add the liquid all at once.
Step 6
Add currants.
Step 7
Stir until dough pulls together in a shaggy mass.
Step 8
Let rest 3 minutes.
Step 9
Flour your work surface and hands.
Step 10
Scoop the dough onto floured surface and knead gently, sprinkling with flour as required.
Step 11
Knead gently just until dough comes together, cut in half and shape into two balls.
Step 12
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
Step 13
Using a sharp, serrated knife, make two parallel slashes on the surface of the dough, about 3/4 -inch deep.
Step 14
Leave plenty of room between the loaves.
Step 15
Bake at 400 Farenheit for 20 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 and bake 20 minutes more, until dark and crusty.
Step 16
When done, the bottom should sound hollow when tapped with a finger.
Step 17
Cool loaves before slicing
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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