Soda Bread With Dark Chocolate And Candied Orange Peel
- 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/3-inch pieces
- 6 ounces candied orange peel, diced
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350u0b0F. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; butter parchment. Whisk first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in chocolate and orange peel. Whisk buttermilk and egg in medium bowl to blend; add to dry ingredients. Stir just until incorporated.
- Turn dough out onto floured work surface and knead gently just until dough comes together, about 5 turns. Form dough into 6 1/2-inch-diameter round, about 2 to 2 1/2 inches high. Transfer to prepared baking sheet. Using sharp knife, cut 1-inch-deep, 3-inch-long slits in top of bread, forming sunburst pattern.
- Bake bread until well browned and very firm when pressed and tester inserted into center comes out clean, turning baking sheet halfway through baking, about 1 hour 10 minutes total. Transfer bread to rack and cool completely, at least 3 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil and store at room temperature.)
flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, butter, bittersweet, orange peel, buttermilk, egg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/soda-bread-with-dark-chocolate-and-candied-orange-peel-231866 (may not work)