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How to Make The World's Best Irish Soda Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

Irish soda bread is a traditional staple of Irish cuisine, with a history dating back centuries. This simple yet delicious bread is a true comfort food, perfect for sopping up soups and stews or slathering with butter and jam. While there are countless variations of soda bread, we believe we have perfected the recipe with The World's Best Irish Soda Bread.

Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, this bread is a testament to the beauty of rustic, homemade baking. The key to a p...

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal, or as needed
  • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour for dusting

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 8-inch round loaf

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle cornmeal onto a baking sheet or spray with cooking spray.
  • Combine 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Stir buttermilk into flour mixture using a fork just until dough is blended; knead 5 times in the bowl. Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead dough using floured hands 8 to 10 times; shape into a 6- to 8-inch loaf.
  • Place loaf on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle about 1 teaspoon flour over loaf. Cut a long 'x' over the top of the loaf using a serrated knife.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bread is golden, sounds hollow when top is tapped, and internal temperature is 190 degrees F (88 degrees C), 45 to 50 minutes.

    • Nutrition

    208 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 11mg
    • Sodium: 355mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 37g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 7g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 42mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 160mg

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