Irish Buttermilk Bannock
This is an Irish bread very similar to an Irish Soda bread, except an authentic Irish Soda bread only has flour, buttermilk, salt and baking soda in it's ingredients.
Since I have 'Sylvia's Irish Soda Bread' recipe on my blog. I wanted to add the Irish Buttermilk Bannock as well. Here it is a very traditional type bannock, which includes raisins or currants and eggs. Quick, easy and tasty to whip up to enjoy at teatime or anytime.
Irish Buttermilk Bannock
Pre-heat Oven 350F
4 Cups of All Purpose Flour - 125 gms. = l cup AP Flour - You can use a little less or more.
3 tsp. Baking Powder - Fresh
1 tsp. Salt
3/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 Cup Currants or Raisins - I used golden and dark raisins - fresh and moist
2 Large Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Buttermilk - 1 Cup Buttermilk = 240 grm - 8.5 oz - I used 390 gms and little extra flour
In a deep bowl. Sift or wisk together your dry ingredients and mix in the raisins.
Mix the 2 Eggs into your Buttermilk. A large measuring cup comes in very handy.
Make a well in the dry ingredients.
Pour in the buttermilk and egg mixture
Quickly and gently blend until the mixture is moistened and comes just together.
Scrape the mixture out onto a well floured surface.
With floured hands. Press gently together and give it a very gently kneading...I do about 3, while shaping into a disk.
Shape into about 2-3 inches high disk and place into one lightly greased pie pan.
With a large kitchen knife. Cut a cross down as far on the sides as you can go.
Bake about 1 hour and a quarter. Until nice and browned and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Cool about 15 min. and remove from pan.
I enjoy a slice, while still slightly warm. Very tasty with jam and butter, plain or toasted.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Sylvia