Irish Soda Bread
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Heart-Healthy Living
This low-sodium yeast bread has dried currants and raisins. Enjoy it toasted for breakfast or as a side dish for soups and salads.

Servings:
1 loaf (16 slices)
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Ingredients
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Nonstick cooking spraysee savings

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3 cupswhite unbleached bread flour or all-purpose floursee savings

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5 tablespoonsgranulated sugarsee savings

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1 tablespoonEner-G baking sodasee savings

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1 tablespoonFeatherweight baking powdersee savings

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1 largeeggsee savings

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2 cupslowfat buttermilk (with less than 130 mg sodium per 1 cup)*see savings

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1/4 cupunsalted butter, meltedsee savings

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1/2 cupdried currantssee savings

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1/2 cupseedless golden raisins, not packedsee savings

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1 tablespooncaraway seedssee savings

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Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 F. Lightly coat a 5x9-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray, then dust lightly with flour; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the 3 cups flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder. make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.
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In a medium bowl, lightly beat the egg; add buttermilk and melted butter. Stir in currants, raisins, and caraway seed. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
3.
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough by folding and gently pressing dough for 10 to 12 strokes or until dough is nearly smooth. Transfer dough to the prepared loaf pan.
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Bake on middle oven rack about 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. Can store covered on the countertop or in the refrigerator.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 172, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 1 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 22 mg, Sodium 39 mg, Carbohydrate 31 g, Total Sugar 12 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 43%, Iron 8%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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