Traditional Irish Soda Bread Recipe

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Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional  Irish Soda Bread

The most traditional Irish Soda Bread recipe is simply Soft Wheat Flour, a little baking soda ,a little salt, and buttermilk.  Soft wheat has less gluten which made it easier to mill than hard wheat.  In this recipe we used Swans Down Cake Flour, which is soft winter wheat.  However all purpose flour will just fine.  Raisins are an option and are not traditional.

Ingredients for Traditional Irish Soda Bread:

  1. 4 cups soft Wheat Flour
  2. 2 cups buttermilk
  3. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  4. 1 tsp salt

Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl add the buttermilk and mix until the flour not visible.  If dough very dry add more buttermilk and if too wet add a little more flour.  Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a ball.  Place onto a lightly greased sheet pan or on to a silpat or into a lightly greased cake pan. Cut a cross into the top about an inch and a half deep ( this helps the center bake).  Bake at 425° for about 25 minutes then lower the temperature to  400° and bake for an additional 20 minutes.  The bread will be done when it gives a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom.  If the bread begins to brown too much, cover loosely with foil.  When baked remove to a wire rack to cool.  Can be sliced warm.

Here’s something to help with this recipe:
Swans Down Regular Cake Flour, 32-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8)
Silicone Baking Mat Set (2 pk.) Non Stick Surface
Saco Cultured Buttermilk Blend, 16-Ounce Canister (Pack of 3)

 

Irish Soda Bread
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 4 cups soft Wheat Flour
  2. 2 cups buttermilk
  3. 1 teaspoon baking soda
  4. 1 tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Sift all the dry ingredients into a bowl add the buttermilk and mix until the flour not visible. If dough very dry add more buttermilk and if too wet add a little more flour. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a ball. Place onto a lightly greased sheet pan or on to a silpat or into a lightly greased cake pan. Cut a cross into the top about an inch and a half deep ( this helps the center bake). Bake at 425° for about 25 minutes then lower the temperature to 400° and bake for an additional 20 minutes. The bread will be done when it gives a hollow sound when tapped on the bottom. If the bread begins to brown too much, cover loosely with foil. When baked remove to a wire rack to cool. Can be sliced warm.
Notes
  1. Traditional Soda Bread has no extra ingredients, but if you'd like add currents or raisins or nuts or anything else that would go great in a bread- don't worry you WON"T be attacked by Leprechauns if you do!
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