Classic Irish Soda Bread Recipe
This recipe came from a cultural foods cooking class. Simple, delicious, melt-in-your-mouth soda bread. Everyone who has tried it loves it, even my family.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 cup cake flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (2 tbls softened, 1 tbls melted)
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat over to 400 degrees.
- Whisk flours, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in large bowl.
- Work softened butter into dry ingredients with fork or fingertips until texture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add buttermilk and stir with fork just until dough begins to come together.
- Turn out onto flour-coated work surface; knead until dough just becomes cohesive and bumpy, 12 to 14 turns. (Do not knead until dough is smooth or bread will be tough).
- Pat dough into a round about 6 inches in diameter and 2 inches high; place on greased baking sheet and cut a cross shape into top.
- Bake until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean; 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and brush with melted butter; cool to room temperature, 30 to 40 minutes.
Add Your Own Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 80gCalories: 201.9kcalCarbohydrates: 36.5gProtein: 5.2gFat: 3.5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8.9mgSodium: 481.6mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3.7g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!