Irish Soda Bread | 2 Different Recipes for St. Patrick's Day!

Whisk together cake flour, baking soda, and salt.

Add buttermilk to the dry ingredients and mix until it forms a sticky dough.

Dust the surface with flour and gently fold the dough.

Cut a cross into the dough to help it rise and ward off evil spirits.

Place the dough in a preheated Dutch oven.

Bake at 425 degrees for 30 minutes with the lid on, then remove the lid and bake for another 15 minutes until golden.

For the updated version, whisk together all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Grate cold butter into the flour mixture until crumbly.

Add eggs to the milk and whisk, then make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the liquid.

Incorporate the mixture until it forms a dough, adding currants if desired.

Dust the surface and cut a cross into the dough before placing it in a greased cast iron skillet.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour until golden or until the internal temperature reaches 190-200 degrees.

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