Irish Soda Bread
prep 10 min.
ready 40 min.
serves 8
It is almost St. Patricks Day. There’s nothing better to make than a delicious soda bread to go with corned beef and cabbage. I’m following my mother’s family recipe which is very easy to make.
Ingredients
• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 stick of cold butter
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan, or you can use a 12 in. cast iron skillet.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the butter with a wooden spoon. Gradually stir in the buttermilk until the dough comes together.
3. Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead gently a few times. You do not have to overdo it on the kneading. The dough will be somewhat sticky. Form the dough into a 6-7 in. dome shape and place it in the center of the skillet.
4. Cut an X into the dough with a sharp knife, about 1/2 of an inch deep. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
5. Bake for 35 minutes. Keep an eye on the top. It should turn a golden brown. It will have a thump sound if you tap on it.
This was super easy to make, and the recipe only called for five ingredients. I was planning to serve this with our St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner. The only problem is that, once we started eating it, we almost finished it off. I will probably have to make another one! It tasted great with butter and apricot jam.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Irish soda bread
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour white
- 2 tsp. baking solda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 stick butter cold
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan, or you can use a 12 in. cast iron skillet.
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In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the butter with a wooden spoon. Gradually stir in the buttermilk until the dough comes together.
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Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead gently a few times. You do not have to overdo it on the kneading. The dough will be somewhat sticky. Form the dough into a 6-7 in. dome shape and place it in the center of the skillet.
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Cut an X into the dough with a sharp knife, about 1/2 of an inch deep. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt.
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Bake for 35 minutes. Keep an eye on the top. It should turn a golden brown. It will have a thumping sound if you tap on it.
Recipe Notes
This was super easy to make, and the recipe only called for five ingredients. I was planning to serve this with our St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage dinner. The only problem is that, once we started eating it, we almost finished it off. I will probably have to make another one! It tasted great with butter and apricot jam.
