brown butter irish soda bread
Bon Appètit
prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
2 loaves
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (i used kerrygold)
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached white flour (i used mostly white pastry flour and a little bit of whole wheat pastry flour)
- 1/2 cup rolled oats (which were lightly ground in a spice mill on the pulse setting a couple of times)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (i used demerara)
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crumbled
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper plus more for topping
- 1 3/4 cups buttermilk
- 1 - egg (which i skipped)
How To Make brown butter irish soda bread
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Step 1Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Stir butter in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until melted and golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat
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Step 2Stir flour, oats, sugar, rosemary, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 3/4 teaspoon pepper in large bowl to blend. Pour buttermilk and melted browned butter over flour mixture; stir with fork until flour mixture is moistened.
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Step 3Turn dough out onto floured work surface. Knead gently until dough comes together, about 7 turns. Divide in half. Shape each half into ball; flatten each into 6-inch round. Place rounds on ungreased baking sheet, spacing 5 inches apart. Brush tops with beaten egg white. Sprinkle lightly with ground black pepper. Using small sharp knife, cut 1/2-inch-deep X in top of each dough round.
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Step 4Bake breads until deep golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool breads on rack at least 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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