Weight Watchers Traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe - 5 points
Even though it appears that soda bread was not invented by the Irish (it is believed that American Indians were the first to leaven their bread using a type of soda ash), soda bread is considered a traditional Irish dish.
Here’s a very easy Irish soda bread recipe that’s traditionally served warm with lots of butter, accompanying a corned beef and cabbage dinner.
Weight Watchers Traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
3 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 cup dry currants
2 tablespoons sugar (for the glaze)
2 tablespoons hot water (for the glaze)
Preparation
1. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
2. Stir in the milk and currants.
3. Combine until well blended (the dough will be sticky).
4. Turn out the dough onto a floured board and knead 10 times, until smooth.
5. Shape into an 8″ round loaf.
6. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
7. With a knife, cut an “X” into the top of the loaf.
8. Bake at 375 degrees F for about 45 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven. Pour the sugar and water glaze over the top and return to the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
WW POINTS per serving: 5
Nutritional information per serving: 268 calories, 0.9g fat, 2.5g fiber
Im sorry but in the description it says that soda bread is normally served with lots of butter and normally accompanies corned beef and cabbage dinner. Im 30 years old, Irish and lived in Ireland all my life and I have never had or heard of anyone eating a corned beef and cabbage dinner. You might as well add in that we eat it at the end of a rainbow on a pot of gold while drinking pints of guinness to wash it down.