Simple Irish Soda Bread Recipe

This Irish soda bread is a rustic, simple and delicious bread. Perfect for dipping into soups and stews or making an amazing sandwich.

Course dinner, lunch, Snack

Cuisine irish

Keyword bread, soda bread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings loaf

Calories 341kcal

Author Jen

Equipment

1 baking sheet

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup butter
2 eggs
1 ¾ cup buttermilk

Instructions

Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
Cut cold butter into dry ingredients, using a fork or a pastry cutter, until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
In a small bowl combine eggs and buttermilk. If you don't have any buttermilk you can make your own. Fill your liquid measuring cup with milk, remove 1 tablespoon of milk and add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar. Stir.
Pour buttermilk and eggs into the dry ingredients. Mix with a fork until dough is wet.
Knead dough, on a lightly floured surface. Only knead the bread 8-10 times.
Form a large ball and place the ball on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Use a sharp knife to etch an "X" across the ball of dough.
Bake in 350°F oven for 1 hour. You will know it is done when it is golden brown and when it sounds hollow when you knock on the bottom of the bread.

Notes

Nutrition Info is to be used as a rough guide only. Nutrition Info is based on the products I am using and you may not be using the same products/brands. Thus, the Nutrition Info may vary.

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