Irish Soda Bread Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup dried currants
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. with a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. stir in currants.
• mix in beaten egg. pour in milk and mix with a fork to make a soft dough (may need a little more milk).
• on a floured surface, shape dough into a ball and knead lightly 5 or 6 times. roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick and cut into squares and triangles with a knife (approximately 2 inches in diameter).
• bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly browned.