Chef Kumin's Irish Soda Bread

Here is a favorite recipe for Chef Kumin's famous Irish Soda Bread!Chef Kumin’s Irish Soda BreadIngredients:

• Bread flour: 1 pound, 11 ounces
• Salt: 3/8 ounce
• Baking soda: 1/8 ounce
• Baking powder: ¼ ounce
• Sugar: 6 ounces
• Caraway seeds: 1¼ ounce
• Eggs: 5 ounces
• Buttermilk: 1 pint
• Raisins: 5 ounces

Directions:

1. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the eggs, then slowly add the buttermilk and raisins.
3. Stir gently until the mixture just comes together.
4. Gently move the dough to a large baking sheet or lightly greased cast iron skillet.
5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until brown on the bottom and done.

Tips from Judy:

• Bread flour has more protein in it than traditional flours, which makes it perfect for tasty loaves of bread. This extra protein helps with gluten development.
• If you can’t get your hands on bread flour, but you happen to have vital wheat gluten, then you can add a little bit of that to all-purpose flour in order to approximate bread flour.
• This bread is not yeasted, which makes it perfect for when you want to make a speedy baking project without fiddly rise times.

Wisdom from Chef Kumin:

• The best lesson I learned from Chef Kumin was to always understand the science of the ingredients with which you are working.
• And remember, mistakes are lessons and can be used as learning opportunities.

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