My husband is from Ireland, so I was looking for a great Irish soda bread recipe for a traditional Irish dinner. I chose this one for my 1st try because they DON'T traditionally add rasins/currants or caraway seeds. He LOVED it and even said it was better than his grandmother's! I did use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour, Smart Balance butter instead of margarine, and kneaded it in the big bowl I mixed it in. I think the key is brushing the loaf in the oven with the buttermilk/butter mixture several times. For my oven, I baked it at 325 degrees for 65 minutes (mine cooks about 25 degrees hot). It is supposed to have a pretty hard crust and be fairly dry - my husband always ate his with strawberry preserves. Cover with aluminum foil if it starts to get too brown. To serve, cut loaf into 4 quarters (or in half) and then cut each quarter (or half) into slices. I may try using brown sugar next time to make it even MORE authentic!
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