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Tender and Flavorful Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread 1 ½ cup all purpose flour ½ cup whole wheat flour 3 tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt Zest of ½ orange 3 tbsp cold unsalted butter 1/3 cup raisins, soaked ¾ cup buttermilk Preheat the oven to 375F Soak the raisins in warm water for about 30 minutes. Place the flours, sugar, baking soda, salt and orange zest in a bowl, stir whisk to remove any clumps of flour. Grate the cold butter into the dry mixture, coat with the flour. Lightly beat the egg and mix it with the buttermilk and pour into the flour mixture. Form a Using a dough whisk or a wooden spoon, mix until a very rough, slightly wet dough forms, add the raisins and mix gently. Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Add a tablespoon of flour only if the dough is too wet to work with. Shape into a round loaf, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and make a slash using a serrated knife across the top and another slash to form a cross. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the bread has a deep golden colour and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack until warm or room temperature, serve with unsweetened butter and jam or honey.