White Soda Bread With Herbs

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Soda bread only takes 2 to 3 minutes to make and 20 to 30 minutes to
bake. It is certainly another of my great convertibles. We have had
the greatest fun experimenting with different variations and uses.
This kind of bread is also great with olives, sun-dried tomatoes or
caramelized onions added, so the possibilities are endless for the
hitherto humble soda bread.  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.  Sift
the dry ingredients into a bowl and make a well in the center.  Pour in
most of the milk at once. Using one hand, mix in the flour  from the
sides of the bowl, adding more milk if necessary. The dough  should be
softish, not too wet and sticky. When it all comes  together, turn it
out onto a floured board and knead lightly for a  second, just enough
to tidy it up. Pat the dough into a round about 1  inch thick and cut a
cross on it to let the fairies out! Let the cuts  go over the sides of
the bread to make sure of this. Bake in the  preheated oven for 20
minutes, then turn the temperature down to 400  degrees F and continue
baking for 15 minutes or until cooked. If you  are in doubt, tap the
base of the bread; if it is cooked, it will  sound hollow.  For White
Soda Bread with Herbs: Add the freshly chopped herbs to the  dry
ingredients. Shape into a loaf or scones and bake.  Yield: 1 big loaf
MC formatted & Busted by Barb at Possum Kingdom on 3/17/98  NOTES :
Airdate: 3/17/98: St. Patrick's Day Specialties, classic Irish  dishes
Recipe by: Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Seasons  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest by "abprice@wf.net" <abprice@wf.net> on  Mar 17, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1979
Calories From Fat: 497
Total Fat: 55.5g
Cholesterol: 45.4mg
Sodium: 7911.3mg
Potassium: 574.7mg
Carbohydrates: 312.2g
Fiber: 10.1g
Sugar: 21.8g
Protein: 49.1g