Applesauce Irish Soda Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup mott's natural applesauce
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons skim milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 spray 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• 3 in large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
• 4 in small bowl, combine buttermilk, apple sauce and margarine.
• 5 add apple sauce mixture to flour mixture; stir until mixture forms a ball.
• 6 turn out dough onto well-floured surface; knead raisins into dough. pat into 7-inch round.
• 7 place dough in prepared pan. cut cross in top of dough, 1/4 inch deep, with tip of sharp knife.
• 8 brush top of dough with milk.
• 9 bake 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool in pan 10 minutes.
• 11 invert onto wire rack; turn right side up. cool completely.
• 12 cut into 16 wedges.