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Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

A quick recipe for a yeast free bread with a delicous crust

Course Side Dish
Cuisine European
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 8

Ingredients

Irish Soda Bread Dough

  • 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 4 tablespoons Granulated Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Coarse Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Cold Butter cubed
  • 1 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1 Egg

Topping

  • 2 Tablespoons Melted Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Buttermilk
  • 1/4 -1/2 teaspoon Coarse Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. In a large bowl mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

  3. Use pastry cutter (or your hands) to work in the cold butter into the flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs with pea size pieces of butter.

  4. Whisk the buttermilk and egg together and add to the flour mixture. Mix in with a fork and then knead together with your hands until a shaggy dough forms.
  5. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead together until you can form a round loaf.

  6. Place into a large cast iron pan (or a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper) and slightly flatten loaf so that it can cook more evenly.

  7. In a small bowl combine 2 tablespoons melted butter and 2 tablespoons buttermilk.
  8. Brush the loaf with this mixture
  9. Cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf with a sharp knife (about a half inch deep)
  10. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt
  11. Bake in preheated oven for 50 - 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  12. Allow to cool 5 - 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes

Store any leftover bread covered at room temperature.