Festive Fruit Soda Bread

  1. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a bowl; let stand for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
  3. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (flour through baking soda) in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal. (Flour mixture and butter can also be combined in a food processor; pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.) Add reserved fruit; toss well to combine. Make a well in center of mixture. Combine the buttermilk, orange rind, lemon rind, and egg in a bowl, and stir with a whisk. Add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Let stand 2 minutes.
  4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly for 1 minute with floured hands. Divide the dough in half; shape each half into an 8 x 4-inch oval loaf. Place the loaves on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with cornmeal. Make 1 lengthwise cut 3/4-inch-deep across the top of each loaf using a sharp knife. Brush the loaves with 2 teaspoons milk; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bake at 375u0b0 for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350u0b0 (do not remove the bread from oven); bake an additional 25 minutes or until loaves are browned on the bottom and sound hollow when tapped. Remove the loaves from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

warm water, golden raisins, dates, figs, allpurpose, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, butter, lowfat buttermilk, orange rind, lemon rind, egg, cooking spray, yellow cornmeal, milk, sugar

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/festive-fruit-soda-bread (may not work)

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