Top Document: Irish FAQ: Cuisine (Recipes) [7/10] Previous Document: 2) Colcannon Next Document: 4) Shortbread See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge From: Stephanie de Silva 3 cups all-purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon salt 9 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon caraway seed 1/2 cup golden raisins (optional!) 1/3 cup dried currants (optional!) 1 cup buttermilk for dough 1 1/2 tablespoons buttermilk for brushing In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, soda and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or rub with fingers until fine crumbs form. Mix in caraway, raisins and currants; add buttermilk for dough. Stir until evenly moistened. Gather dough into a ball and knead about 16 turns on a lightly floured board. Pat into a smooth ball, then into a falt 1 inch thick round. Place on a greased 12 by 15 inch baking sheet. Slash an X about 1/4 inch deep completely across each round; brush with remaining buttermilk. Bake in a 375F oven until deep golden, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve warm or cool. Cut into wedges. Note: if you cannot obtain buttermilk, you can use a mixture of "natural" yogurt and home-made sour milk (add some drops of lemon juice to milk and leave it for 15 minutes). User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: Irish FAQ: Cuisine (Recipes) [7/10] Previous Document: 2) Colcannon Next Document: 4) Shortbread Part00 - Part01 - Part02 - Part03 - Part04 - Part05 - Part06 - Part07 - Part08 - Part09 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: irish-faq@pobox.com (Irish FAQ Maintainer)
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