Some tips before you make your soda bread:
Sift the dry ingredients together several times to ensure that the soda is well distributed.
Do not over handle the dough.
Shape the dough into a domed circle, then slice an X into the top to help the bread "flower" properly.
2 cups bread flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup powdered buttermilk
2 T cornmeal
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup water
1 large egg
2 T molasses
1 T honey
1 3/4 tsp bread machine yeast
3/4 cup currants
1 T caraway seeds
2 T butter
Combine flours, buttermilk, cornmeal, salt, baking soda, water, egg, molasses, honey, butter, and yeast in the bread machine and process on the dough setting. Add the currants and caraway seeds just before the final kneading. Remove from the machine, punch down, and cover with the bread machine "pan." Let let dough rest for 15 minutes.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Punch the dough down, and form it into an 8-inch circle, slightly flattened. Place the dough on the parchment paper, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rise until nearly doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Remove the plastic wrap and cut a large X into the top of the dough with a sharp knife. Bake for 15 minutes on the middle oven rack, then reduce the oven temperature to 350F degrees and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until brown and done through. Serve warm.