Irish Soda Bread Recipe
This Irish Soda Bread Recipe is the perfect way to make homemade bread. Delicious and fun to pair with soups and stews!
Servings 1
Calories 673kcal
Ingredients
- 4 Cup(s) flour all-purpose or whole wheat both work great
- ¼ Cup(s) sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ Cup(s) softened butter
- 1 Cup(s) buttermilk
- 1 egg
- Ingredients for Bread Topping:
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients, including the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the softened butter and continue to mix. Using a pastry cutter makes cutting in the butter and other wet ingredients much easier.
- Once the butter is distributed throughout the flour, add the buttermilk and egg, continuing to work with the pastry cutter. Once the ingredients are well mixed, start working the dough with your hands and knead it into a round-shaped loaf.
- Place the loaf on a non-stick baking surface. You can combine the 3 tablespoons of butter and buttermilk to form a topping for the bread. Using a pastry brush, brush the mixture all over the loaf.
- Now it’s time to put the loaf in the oven on the middle rack. Bake for about 50 minutes. You can tell when it’s done when it’s nicely browned, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool slightly, but do try to enjoy it warm. It’s delicious!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 1049mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 11g
