Top 'o the Mornin' with this Healthier Irish Soda Bread!

Irish Soda bread is an easy recipe to get you in a lucky Irish mood!  I have adapted several recipes to make this one more healthy and absolutely delicious!

• 2 cups Organic Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 3 TBSP ground flaxseed meal
• 2 TBSP Date Sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp aluminum-free baking soda 
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 2 TBSP shredded organic orange peel (I used the wider shredder for larger orange peel pieces)
• 3 TBSP Organic Coconut Oil (I used the Kelapo Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil Baking Sticks)
• 1/3 cup Organic Currants (or raisins)
• 1/3 cup Organic Milk or Organic Almond Milk
• 1/4 cup Organic Greek Yogurt (or Soy yogurt)
• 1 Organic egg (or egg whites or substitute)

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
• Put the currants or raisins in a small bowl and add about 2 TBSP of hot water.  Allow to stand and the currants to plump up a bit
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, ground flaxseeds, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and orange peel
• Drop the coconut oil onto the flour mixture, and with a pastry mixer or two knives, cut it into the flour until it resembles course crumbs

• Drain the currants and and stir them into the flour mixture
• Make a well in the center of the mixture
• In a small bowl, mix the milk, yogurt and egg together with a fork 
• Add the liquid all at once to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened

• On a floured surface, knead the dough gently for about 5-6 times and then form a round loaf.  It will be soft
• Place the loaf on a greased baking sheet

• Slash the dough with a knife in an X
• Bake 30-35 minutes, until golden

• Cut into wedges and serve warm for breakfast, as an accompaniment to herbal tea, or with a warm soup or stew

love, 

Lassen’s