Grandma Clark’s Soda Bread

Name: Grandma Clark’s Soda Bread
Yield: 1 loaf, 6 portions
Ingredients: 1½ cups dried currants; 1¾ cups buttermilk; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¾ cup sugar; 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1½ teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon caraway seeds (optional)

Preparation info

1
loaf, 6 portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

An authentic gift from the very Irish Clark family of County Mayo, Ireland, and Saugatuck, Michigan. This was Grandma Sarah’s own creation for teatime. It’s sassy, just like her. We love it for breakfast as well, toasted slices with a smear of unsalted butter. Yummy.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons (¾ stick) unsalted butter
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Smear 2 tablespoons of the butter evenly in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet. Line the buttered skillet with a circle of wax paper. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in a separate small saucepan and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Sift the dry