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Irish Soda Bread Cookies
Keepsake Cookies
Prep time:
15 minutesBake time:
10 minutes“These little gems look just like miniature loaves of soda bread, complete with the cross on top!”
Ingredients
Serves 36
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
- 1/2 cup currants
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, 3/4 cup of the sugar, the baking soda and salt. Using a box grater, grate the butter into the flour mixture. Stir the mixture with a fork or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in the currants.
2
In a small bowl, combine the buttermilk and egg, stirring until combine. Add to the flour mixture and stir until a soft dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and lightly knead 5 times.
3
Divide the dough in half. Using a floured rolling pin, roll one half to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a floured 2-inch scalloped biscuit cutter, cut out shapes and transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough to form additional cookies.
4
Using a sharp knife, score the top of each cookie with a large “X.” Sprinkle the cookies with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
5
Bake the cookies until lightly browned on the bottoms, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool.
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Grandma's Secret Tip
Grandma's Secret Tip
When Grandma didn’t happen to have buttermilk on hand, she made her own. For 1/4 cup, she placed 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar in a measuring cup, then added enough milk to equal 1/4 cup. Then she’d let it stand for 5 minutes; the homemade buttermilk would look curdled, but it was fine.
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