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soda bread

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Michelle Sebastian
@dc2london
Washington, DC

Pre-heat oven: 450 degrees Need: large bowl and lightly-floured baking sheet Goes really well with Beef in Guinness! or warm with butter and a pint or tea!

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For soda bread

  • 4 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    sugar (optional)
  • 2 c
    buttermilk or sour milk

How To Make soda bread

  • 1
    sieve dry ingredients into a large bowl; scoop handfuls of mixture and drop back into bowl to aerate
  • 2
    add enough buttermilk to make a soft dough; work quickly as the milk and soda are already reacting; knead the dough lightly (too much will toughen it, too little and it won't rise)
  • 3
    form a round load about as thick as your fist; place it on a lightly-floured baking sheet and cut a cross in the top
  • 4
    back at 450 degrees for 30-45 minutes; when baked, the loaf will sound hollow when you rap it on the bottom
  • 5
    wrap your bread immediately in a clean tea towel to keep the crust from hardening too much
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