Better Hens and Gardens

Here’s a quick, easy, delicious, and healthier soda bread with lots of flavor – the orange zest and currants insure that it’s never bland.  It’s adapted from a recipe in Barefoot Contessa At Home by Ina Garten.

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for the currants

1 cup finely ground whole wheat flour*

4 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, in 1/2-inch dice

1 3/4 cups buttermilk

1 extra-large egg, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

1 cup dried currants

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Combine the flours, sugar, baking soda and salt in the bowl [...]

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