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Traditional Irish Soda Bread
Traditional Irish Soda Bread has a crunchy crust from the outside, but the buttermilk gives it a moist and light texture from the inside.
Course
Bread,
Cuisine
Irish
Prep Time
10
minutes
Cook Time
40
minutes
Total Time
50
minutes
Servings
4
Author
Muna Kenny
Ingredients
3
cup
all-purpose flour
½
teaspoon
+¼ teaspoon baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
1
teaspoon
sugar
½
cup
raisins
1
cup
buttermilk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl, add all the dry ingredients and mix well. Add the raisins.
Gradually add the buttermilk until the dough comes together. You will have a sticky dough.
Generously dust your hands with flour and shape the dough into a ball. Place on baking sheet. Press the dough down to 2.5”.
Dust a sharp serrated knife, score the dough an inch deep creating an (X) or a (+) shape.
Bake the bread for 35 to 40 minutes.
Serve Hot with butter or jam.