How To Make Irish Soda Bread
- January 8, 2009
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Writer
Shaina_Robbins
Music
Edison Music Corp
Voice Over Artist
Marci Fine
There’s nothing quite like a thick slab of Irish soda bread slathered with butter—be it St. Patrick’s Day or just any old day.
You Will Need
- Bread flour
- 1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 2 c. buttermilk
- Flour sifter
- Greased baking sheet
- A baking rack
- Dried fruit, nuts, or seeds
Step 1: Sift
Sift four cups of bread flour into a large bowl with your baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
Step 2: Add buttermilk
Pour buttermilk into the dry mixture, stirring until dough is formed.
Step 3: Knead dough
Flour a clean, dry surface and knead the dough for one minute.
You can add any dried fruit, nuts, or seeds to the bread before you knead and bake it.
Step 4: Halve the dough
Cut dough in half with a sharp knife.
Step 5: Shape
With your hands, shape each half into a round ball and place it on a greased baking sheet.
Step 6: Mark it
Make an X into the top of each loaf with a knife, going about half an inch deep.
Step 7: Bake
Bake the bread in the middle rack of a 350-degree oven for 45 to 55 minutes.
When a knife stuck into the middle of the loaf comes out cleanly, the bread is done.
Step 8: Cool
Put your soda bread on baking racks to cool.
Step 9: Serve
Serve with lots of butter and—what else—a nice cuppa tea.
Step 10: Eat
Eat it up! Irish soda bread gets stale in a few days.
The “soda” in Irish soda bread refers to baking soda being used in place of yeast.
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Comments (3)
Going to make this today, isn't there supposed to be some egg and butter mixed into the flour mixture though before its kneaded?
over 3 years ago by michael
I take it back, didn't add egg or butter, skipped the salt too and it came out awesome
over 3 years ago by michael
The bread with the butter looks very delicious!
over 3 years ago by David_Banes
For a healthy version of the recipe, cut out the butter and sprinkle powder sugar on the outside of the bread.
over 3 years ago by howtofilm
The bread with the butter looks very delicious!
over 3 years ago by David_Banes
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