Irish Soda Bread

"Irish Soda Bread"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
2 loaves
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cornstarch, sugar and salt to a large bowl; mix well.
  • Add all of the buttermilk at once; stir until soft dough forms.
  • It might be a little lumpy, but don't worry about it at this point.
  • Pour contents of bowl out onto the counter.
  • Knead for a minute or so until blended.
  • Divide dough into two portions.
  • Shape each portion into a round loaf with lightly flattened tops.
  • Put loaves on large ungreased baking sheet, preferably the nonstick kind.
  • Sprinkle some additional flour on top of each loaf and with a sharp knife, cut a cross in two slashes across the top of each loaf.
  • Let the loaves sit for 10 minutes.
  • Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  • Makes 2 loaves.

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Reviews

  1. This was so easy to make and I could hardly wait for it to be cool enough to slice! I had it with butter and home-made strawberry & rhubarb jam. Lovely! I used 50/50 plain and stoneground wholemeal flour as I prefer brown soda bread. I guess the wholemeal flour was the reason that I had to use additional buttermilk to bind it all together (about 1/4 cup). I'll defenitely be making this again! *UPDATE* I have finaly tried the recipe as it is written because I was out of wholemeal flour and just wanted to add, that it's still a great tasting soda bread, that I just can't stop eating!
     
  2. GREAT stuff. Not a raisen bread, herb bread, or wheat bread. Just a simply delicious pure Irish soda bread. I'm sitting in a Nairobi guest house with minimal ingredients. Had to leave out the cornstarch and soured some milk by adding vinegar. Sprinkled with salt before baking. The bread was excellent. My housemates are raving over a simple meal of bean soup and soda bread. Doesn't get any better than this for a cook.
     
  3. I've been making this recipe since I found it this past March and it's gotten rave reviews, including from a friend of mine who said it was as goor or better than teh soda bread she had on her trip to Ireland. It's an all around huge hit!!
     
  4. Sorry,but I have to agree with one of the reviewers that this bread is dry. I have been making Irish soda bread since I was a pre teen (which Ilearned from my mother). If you omit the corntarch and add 4 tbls. of butter I think you will see a differnce. Good luck.
     
  5. Sorry, I was not a fan of this recipe. I found it much to dry
     
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