Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Irish housewives in earlier times eschewed yeast as a leavening agent. Instead, they used soda to encourage bread to rise and that is where we get the name "soda bread." Even a first-time cook will have success baking soda bread; it is that simple to make. Eat it at breakfast or dinner or with a hot cup of tea. Pack it in lunches with goat cheese and fresh sliced tomato for an interesting partnering of flavors.Click here for more St. Patrick's Day recipes.
Servings
8
servings
Ingredients
- 4 whole-wheat flour
- 1 1/2 baking soda
- 1 sea salt
- 1 powdered fruit sugar
- 1 dried currants
- olive oil, for kneading the dough
- 1 1/2 buttermilk or milk soured with 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Coat your clean, bare hands with olive oil, for kneading. Add the buttermilk or soured milk in small increments and knead it into the dough.
- Place the dough on the baking sheet. Use a sharp knife to make a shallow cross on the top of the loaf. Place in the oven and bake until lightly golden on top, about 50-60 minutes. When done, loaf will sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. Remove from the oven and serve.