Recipe - Irish Style Pick-Me-Up

2 cup All purpose flour
2 cup Whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Currants or raisins
1 Three fourths cup Buttermilk
One fourth cup Butter; melted (One half stick)
1 lg Egg; beaten to blend

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease two 8inchdiameter cake pans. Stir first 5
ingredients in large bowl. Stir in currants. Whisk buttermilk, butter and
egg in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
Knead mixture briefly in bowl until dough comes together. Turn out onto
floured surface and knead until smooth, about 2 minutes.

Divide dough into 2 pieces. Shape each into round loaf. Transfer to
prepared pans. Using sharp knife, cut an x on surface of each loaf, cutting
about One half inch deep. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out
clean, about 50 minutes. Turn out loaves onto racks; cool. (Can be made 1
day ahead. Wrap in plastic; store at room temperature.)

Makes 2 loaves.

Bon Appetit February 1995

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