Orange Date Soda Bread with Maple Brown Sugar Butter
Directions
- 1Slice a warm loaf of orange date soda bread.
- 2Spread maple brown sugar butter on a slice of soda bread.
- 3Pour buttermilk into a bowl.
- 4Zest an orange into the bowl with the buttermilk.
- 5Whisk the orange zest into the buttermilk.
- 6In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, and granulated sugar.
- 7Grate cold unsalted butter into the dry ingredients.
- 8Use your fingers or a fork to work the butter into the flour until it resembles small pebbles.
- 9Add the whisked egg and buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients.
- 10Mix with a spatula, then with your hands, to form a dough.
- 11Add chopped dates to the dough.
- 12Continue mixing to incorporate the dates and orange zest.
- 13Shape the dough into a round loaf.
- 14Place the loaf on a baking sheet or cast iron skillet.
- 15Use a sharp knife to make a cross at the top of the dough.
- 16Bake in a preheated oven at 425°F for 30 minutes.
- 17While the soda bread bakes, prepare the compound butter by combining room temperature butter, maple syrup, dark brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a small bowl with a spatula.
- 18Slice the warm bread and serve with the maple brown sugar butter.
Ingredients
- 480 grams flour
- 1.5 tsp baking soda
- 1.25 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp granulated sugar
- 4 tbsp cold unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- 1.66 cup cold buttermilk
- 1.25 cup chopped dates or raisins
- 1 zest of one large orange
- 0.25 cup room temperature butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1.5 tsp dark brown sugar
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp cinnamon
Equipment
knifesmall bowlwhisklarge bowlgraterforkspatulacast iron skillet or baking sheet
Tips
- Make two loaves, one for yourself and one to give away as it disappears quickly!
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