Sweet Irish Soda Bread Cookies with Fennel and Golden Raisins
Ingredients
2 cup all-purpose flour
0.75 cup Natvia
0.5 teaspoon baking soda
0.5 teaspoon salt
0.5 cup butter -cold
1 tablespoon orange zest
0.25 cup buttermilk
1 egg
2 tablespoon fennel seeds
0.75 cup golden raisins (or regular)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.
- Place dry ingredients in a food processor bowl and blitz a few times.
- Add butter and blitz until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
- Add in a beaten egg, buttermilk and orange zest and mix enough to make a soft dough (may need a little more milk)
- Stir in golden raisins and fennel seeds.
- On a floured surface knead lightly 5 or 6 times.
- Using an ice cream scoop or tablespoon-scoop the dough and form into balls.
- Flatten with the back of a spoon or your hand to ¼ inch thick.
- Place on a cooking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until slightly browned.
- Enjoy!!
