irish soda bread

Name: Irish Soda Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon(s) butter; 4 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1-1 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk

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Karen Feinen

Rochester, NY

Updated on Oct 1, 2015

This was the first bread recipe I ever baked, when I was a young teenager. It was easy, didn't need to sit and rise and it was yummy!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 45 Min

method Bake

yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1 1/2 cups buttermilk

How To Make irish soda bread

Step 1

In a large bowl, cut butter into flour until consistency of cornmeal. Stir in soda and salt.

Step 2

Beating constantly with large spoon or mixer, add enough buttermilk to form a firm ball.
Step 3

Knead dough in bowl for several minutes, then form a ball.
Step 4

On greased, lightly floured cookie sheet, with floured hands flatten dough to a circle 1 1/2" high. With floured knife, cut a cross 1/2" deep in center.
Step 5

Bake in 425 degree oven 35 - 45 minutes or until top is golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Cool on rack.
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