Irish Soda Bread is a super quick and simple bread that doesn't
require yeast or the proving time of a typical bread dough.
Instead, all of the rise comes from baking soda and buttermilk,
resulting in a dense, but soft and tasty loaf!
Ingredients
200g Wholemeal Self Raising Flour
200g Plain Flour
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
300ml Buttermilk
25g Salted Butter
1 tsp Salt
Method
Pre heat the oven to 210º/200º fan.
Sift the flour and the bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing
bowl.
Cube the butter and add to the flour, alongside the teaspoon of
salt.
Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine
breadcrumbs.
Pour in the buttermilk and use a pallete knife or spoon to
begin combining the ingredients.
Once a craggy dough has formed, begin to use your hands to
gently bring the dough together.
If the dough is a little dry, add a little milk or plain
youghurt to ensure that the ingredients bind.
Shape into a round, approximately 4"-5" across, and 3" in
height. Do not knead the dough.
Place onto a floured baking sheet and score a deep cross in the
middle of the round dough. According to Irish folklore, this cross
was designed to release the fairies and ward off evil spirits - we
now know that this helps the dough to both rise and also cook
evenly all the way through.
Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the base of the bread sounds
hollow when tapped.
Cover the loaf with a tea towel and allow to cool, then serve
alongside your favourite meals, as toast, as a sandwich or however
preferred.
Top Tips...
A standard carton of buttermilk is 284ml; you can top this up
by adding a milk or natural yoghurt.
Try different variations of these bread by adding herbs and
spices, chopped chives, grated parmesan or chopped sundried
tomatoes. The possibilities are endless!
To make this bread vegan, use plant based butter and a plant
based buttermilk in place of the dairy products.
Wholemeal flour can be replaced with white flour if
preferred.
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