Skillet Soda Bread

Name: Skillet Soda Bread
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes 1 loaf)
Ingredients: 3 cups, all-purpose flour; 1 cup, cake flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, cream of tartar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 2 tablespoons, sugar; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups, low-fat buttermilk; 1 tablespoon, melted butter, optional

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Authentic Irish soda bread has a tender, dense crumb and a rough-textured, thick crust—definitely a departure from the more common Americanized soda bread.

SERVES 8 (Makes 1 loaf)

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