wild garlic irish soda bread

5 Pinches
Beautiful Shore Country, NB
Updated on Jul 16, 2015

Recipe posted here for play in Culinary Quest - Ireland, recipe found at http://www.donalskehan.com Soda Bread is an amazingly easy, versatile recipe and has stood the test of time as an Irish classic because it so simple. It is a no knead, no fuss style of bread which is my kind of recipe! You can change this classic by adding lots of tasty things like sea-salt, different cheeses, herbs but this time I added wild garlic! It’s delicious on its own or served with a warm bowl of soup.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake
yield 4 - 8 (1 loaf)

Ingredients

  • 200 grams wholegrain flour
  • 275 grams strong white flour
  • 350 milliliters buttermilk
  • 1 - generous teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 - large free-range egg
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 - handful of wild garlic leaves, roughly chopped (optional)
  • - pinch of salt

How To Make wild garlic irish soda bread

  • Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease and flour a 900g loaf tin.
  • Step 2
    Combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, wild garlic and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Step 3
    In a Pyrex measuring jug, measure out the buttermilk and then whisk in the egg and honey.
  • Step 4
    Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and then pour in the wet mixture.
  • Step 5
    Add a little extra flour if you find the dough is too wet and sticky.
  • Step 6
    Using a wooden spoon, bring the mix together to form a dough. Shape into a rough oval and place in the loaf tin.
  • Step 7
    Sprinkle with a little flour on top and bake in the oven for 35 minutes.
  • Step 8
    The bread is cooked when you can turn it out on a wire rack, and when the bottom is tapped it should sound hollow.
  • Step 9
    Allow to cool before slicing and enjoying with a little butter.

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