![](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blythesblog.com/recipe/currant-orange-irish-soda-bread/&media=https://blythesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_22ab-1920x850.jpeg&description=<span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;">I know that it's a day after the fact, but I made this bread yesterday for lunch and it was so good that I had to post it. Our orange trees are bursting with blossoms in our backyard and the intense aroma lured my outside. I also happened to have leftover currants.
</span></span><br style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;" /><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">Ireland's famous freckled quick-bread is expected on St. Patrick's Day, but the currants and orange zest in this loaf make it wonderful for year around baking. Sliced soda bread </span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;"><span class="" style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;">makes </span></span><span style="caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 18px;">fantastic </span></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, 'times new roman', serif;">toast -- give it a try!</span></span> data-pin-do=)
Currant-Orange Irish Soda Bread
March 17, 2019
I know that it's a day after the fact, but I made this bread yesterday for lunch and it was so good that I had to post it. Our orange trees are bursting with blossoms in our backyard and the intense aroma lured my outside. I also happened to have leftover currants.
Ireland's famous freckled quick-bread is expected on St. Patrick's Day, but the currants and orange zest in this loaf make it wonderful for year around baking. Sliced soda bread makes fantastic toast -- give it a try!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 loaf
Directions
1Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a baking sheet, set aside. In a large mixing bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange peel. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in currants. Make a well in the center of the mixture. In a small mixing bowl combine egg and buttermilk. Add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened. On a lightly floured surface gently knead dough to form a dough (about 4 or 5 times). Shape into a 7-inch round loaf.
2 Transfer dough to prepared baking sheet. With a sharp knife, make 2 slashes across the top of the loaf to form an X, cutting all the way to the edge. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.
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