Simple Daily Irish Soda Bread |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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For a bread, it doesn't get better or more simple than this. No eggs, sugar, fruit or seeds. But a moist bread that is great plain or toasted espeically with butter and jam on this delight. Bake it for any meal time Ingredients:
400 grams plain flour ( about 3 cups ) |
1 tsp salt |
1 tsp baking soda |
300 ml buttermilk ( about 10 oz ) |
or thin some good quality plain yoghurt with enough milk to a buttermilk consistency |
accommpany with butter and jam |
Directions:
1. In a bowl place the flour, salt and soda and whisk well.
2. Make a well in center, pour in the buttermilk and using your hands and fingers mix all together until a dough forms ( I suppose you could use a large mixing fork or spoon ).
3. Transfer to counter and shape , pat and form into a round loaf.
4. Place on baking sheet.
5. Deeply slash a cross on top of bread (helps with expansion, let off steam etc. ) and gives it's unique look.
6. Bake in a preheated 350F oven middle shelf until golden and done , check at 30 minutes.
7. Transfer to rack to cool.
8. Yield : One free form delightful loaf
9. Crispy crust, moist pale yellow interior when out of the oven and served warm
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