Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread is a rustic recipe dating back to the 1800's that contains only four ingredients: flour, buttermilk, baking soda, and salt.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- yield: one loaf
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees
- 3 cups buttermilk full fat
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Instructions
- Stir baking soda into buttermilk and set aside. If the mixture bubbles, the baking soda is still good. If it doesn’t bubble, you need to buy more.
- Place both types flour and salt in a large mixing bowl and whisk.
- Pour in buttermilk and soda. Stir until the flour is wet.
- Turn out onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour. Knead gently and add more flour as necessary until the dough is no longer sticky. Form into a ball and place on baking sheet that is covered with a baking mat or parchment paper.
- Using hands, press out the dough in a circle that is 1 ½ inches thick.
- Using a sharp knife, make an X one quarter inch deep in the top of the dough.
- Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven for 25 minutes; reduce heat to 350 degrees for an additional 15 minutes.
- Cool on a baking rack. For best results, the loaf shouldn’t be cut for 6 hours. Best of luck trying to wait that long.
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