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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

traditional Irish soda bread on a cooling rack
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
35 min
Yields
6-8 servings

This bread is a quick and simple one to enjoy whether your favourite St. Patrick’s Day meal is a potato soup, beef stew or green eggs and ham.

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ingredients

3 ½
cups all purpose flour
2
Tbsp caraway seeds or cumin seeds
1
tsp baking soda
¾
tsp salt
1 ½
cups buttermilk
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directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Step 2

Lightly flour baking sheet.

Step 3

Mix flour, cumin/caraway seeds (if using), baking soda and salt in large bowl.

Step 4

Mix in enough buttermilk to form moist clumps. Gather dough into ball.

Step 5

Turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead just until dough holds together, about 1 minute.

Step 6

Shape dough into 6-inch-diameter by 2-inch-high round. Place on prepared baking sheet.

Step 7

Cut an “X” 1-inch deep across the top of bread, extending almost to edges.

Step 8

Bake until bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on bottom, about 35 minutes. Transfer bread to rack and cool completely.

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