Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, irish soda bread. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Traditional Irish Soda Bread is a dense and moist bread that requires no rising time and just four simple ingredients to make. This Irish Soda Bread is a delicious recipe that goes back many many. Soda bread is a variety of quick bread traditionally made in a variety of cuisines in which sodium bicarbonate (otherwise known as "baking soda", or in Ireland, "bread soda") is used as a leavening agent instead of the traditional yeast.

Irish Soda Bread is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Irish Soda Bread is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook irish soda bread using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Irish Soda Bread:
  1. Take 3/4 cup+2tbsp all purpose flour
  2. Prepare 3/4 cup+2tbsp whole Wheat Flour
  3. Get 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  4. Take 1 egg
  5. Take 1/2 tbsp oats
  6. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
  7. Make ready 2 tbsp cold Butter
  8. Make ready 3/4 cup+2tbsp Buttermilk

Like so many delicious breads, Irish Soda Bread is the product of a time when fancy ingredients weren't available or affordable, so it's made with only the most basic ingredients. Traditional Irish Soda Bread has a particular look, but do you know what it is? The marking on top is a cross. It comes from blessing the bread before baking.

Steps to make Irish Soda Bread:
  1. Add 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp each of whole wheat & all-purpose flours, 1/2 tsp each of baking soda and salt in a bowl. Mix everything well gently
  2. Add 2 tbsp cold butter, mix until crumbly
  3. Whisk egg and buttermilk in separate bowl
  4. Reserve 2 tbsp of the buttermilk-egg mix for later use, set aside
  5. Make well at the center of the flour mix.Add the rest of the buttermilk-egg mix to the flour mix, gently mix until it comes together to form a rough dough. Do not over knead
  6. Place the ready dough on a flour-dusted surface, pat with hands into a 4 cm thick round
  7. Place the ready dough on a greased & lined baking tray, slash to make a deep cross on top like this
  8. Poke hole in the 4 corners of the dough with knife
  9. Glaze with the reserved buttermilk-egg mix
  10. Sprinkle a handful of oats on top, Bake in a preheated oven at 190 degrees for 15 mins
  11. Now bake for 20-30 mins at a reduced temperature of 160 degrees until done
  12. Allow to cool a little, slice & serve warm. Since this bread dries up quickly, it's best served warm. Should be consumed within a day or two

Also you poke a hole in each corner of the loaf. For quick and easy bread, make Ina Garten's Irish Soda Bread recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network � just mix, knead and bake. Irish soda bread is a hearty, delicious baked treat that is usually enjoyed around Saint Patrick's Day. However, this easy-to-make bread can be enjoyed all year for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! This Irish soda bread recipe results in a simple rustic bread made with very few ingredients.

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