Irish Soda Bread
I venture into baking once in a while. This time it was so tempting for me to just not to ignore the call of baking a bread. But sigh!! I had to be patient as I did not have yeast in my pantry. Going to grocery stores at the drop of the hat is a big NO NO now, to add to it I kept forgetting to add that ingredient on my list of next home delivered order.
So I was left with no option but to look for something that used no Yeast. Something that was quick, simple and no fermentation recipe for my bread as I craved to make one!
And voila came across Irish Soda Bread in a 5 year old magazine which I was browsing while having my tea.
As befitting many of the best breads in the world – Irish Soda Bread is a traditional Irish speciality- it was made with only the most basic of ingredients: flour, baking soda (used as a leavening agent instead of yeast), soured milk to moisten and activate the soda, and salt.
Irish Soda bread remains an international favorite. Before baking, a cross was cut on the top with a knife, to ward off the devil and protect the household.
Something about it, when you mark that X just before the bread goes in the oven, makes you smile and you know it will come out right :)
You are going to love it I promise.
Made this in like 50 mins [included baking time] and it was ready to be relished with your butter/jam/marmalade.....
Here goes the recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup +2 tbsp - all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp regular rolled oats
- 1/2 tsp baking pwd
- 3/4 tsp baking soda ( preferably fresh)
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cold u salted butter cut in small cubes
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp orange zest ( optional)
- 1/2 cup nuts or dried currents or cranberry
- Take all dry ingredients in 1 bowl and mix it with cold butter. Keep mixing the flour with butter till all cubes crumbles n become one with the flour ( you can flatten the butter with a spatula or use hands as you mix the butter with flour)
- Then in another bowl take egg, honey, buttermilk and whisk till everything comes together. Add nuts, zest and give a stir.
- Pour this mix into dry flour ingredients. Bring everything together with a spoon.
- On a parchment paper transfer the dough n knead it gently (sprinkle flour on top if needed) should be soft and little sticky.
- Give the dough any size you want like rectangle or round or square. Then with a knife make X sign on the loaf.
- Bake it on 350F/180C for 40-45 min ... Let it cool down before u slice and enjoy this beautiful loaf of bread.
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