Irish Soda Bread

Saint Patrick’s Day always included Irish Soda bread when I was growing up. Sometimes my sister even made it green with a few drops of food coloring.  Here’s an adaptation that even the greenest leprechaun in your house will love, and it will love him right back with plenty of protein but without the sugar and wheat flour.

• 1 cup *GWF Baking Mix (sweet, salty)
• 1 cup rolled oats (sweet)
• 6 TBS chilled salted butter, cut into squares (sweet)
• 1 beaten egg (sweet)
• 1/3 cup cream, buttermilk or soy milk (sweet)
• 1/2 cup dried currants (sweet)
• 1 TBS caraway seeds (bitter, pungent)
• About 1/8 cup oat flour for kneading

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Mix the GWF baking mix and oats in a large bowl.  Cut in 6 TBS butter (an electric mixer makes it easy, but a fork or fingers work fine as well).  The lumps should be about pea-sized.
3. Combine the milk and the beaten egg, and then add to the flour mixture along with the dried currants and caraway seeds.  Mix only until combined.
4. Turn out onto a floured board and knead gently until the dough is a bit stiff, but not crumbly.  Cut dough into 4 sections and form into 4 balls.  Cut those into 4 pieces, and retain shape (a little wedge).  Place onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for approximately 20 – 25 minutes, or until they are golden brown.

*GWF baking mix is available at the Heavenly Bodies Clinic, and our online store!