Recipe of the Week: Irish Soda Bread

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INGREDIENTS

• 310 g all-purpose flour
• 7 g baking soda
• 15 g baking powder
• 3 g salt
• 40 g white sugar
• 115 g butter, cut into pieces
• 165 g raisins
• 70 g currants
• 4 g caraway seed (optional)
• 180 ml milk
• 45 ml apple cider vinegar

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
2. Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl until evenly blended. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Stir in the raisins, currants, and caraway seeds, then make a well in the center and pour in the milk and vinegar. Stir with a spoon until the dry ingredients are moistened.
3. Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface, and knead gently 8 to 10 times. Divide the dough into two balls, and place onto the prepared baking sheets.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake until the top of the bread is golden brown, about 15 minutes more.