INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

**  may substitute 2 1/2 cup water and 10 tablespoons buttermilk
powder.  Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.  Add all of the dry ingredients
in a large bowl and mix very well. (If  making Spotted Dog variant,
then add raisins.) Pour all of the  buttermilk into the bowl at once
and stir, using a wooden spoon, just  until a soft dough is formed.  Do
not try to make it smooth at this  point. Pour the contents of the bowl
out onto a plastic counter and  knead for a minute or so until
everything comes together. You may  need to add a bit more flour
depending on humidity.  The dough should  be smooth, not sticky.
Divide the dough into two portions and shape each into a round loaf,
pressing the top down a bit to just barely flatten it. Place the
loaves on a large ungreased baking sheet. Sprinkle some additional
flour on the top of each loaf and, using a sharp paring knife, make
the sign of the Cross in slashes on the top of each.  Allow the loaves
to rest for 10 minutes and then bake on the middle  rack of the oven
for 40 minutes, or until the loaves are golden brown  and done to
taste.  Cool on racks.  Adapted from: The Frugal Gourmet on Our
Immigrant Ancestors, by Jeff  Smith. Entered by Dale & Gail Shipp,
Columbia Md. Personal comment: a  close Irish friend gives her stamp of
approval on this as being an  authentic Irish soda bread.  She supplied
the "Spotted Dog" variant.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection
at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1552
Calories From Fat: 54
Total Fat: 6.4g
Cholesterol: 12.3mg
Sodium: 3239.1mg
Potassium: 865.3mg
Carbohydrates: 317.3g
Fiber: 10.2g
Sugar: 19.9g
Protein: 48.9g