Easy Irish Soda Bread Recipe (No Yeast, Just 5 Ingredients)
This easy Irish soda bread comes together with just five simple ingredients and no yeast. The result is a dense, crusty loaf that’s perfect served warm with butter alongside a classic corned beef dinner.
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour or a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of white bread flour and whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 3/4 cup whole fat buttermilk
- 1 whole egg
Instructions
preheat oven to 400 ℉
- Measure the buttermilk into a bowl. Add the egg ad whisk together. Sprinkle the baking soda over the buttermilk mixture and set aside.
- Measure the flour into a large bowl and stir in the salt. Create a well in the middle of your flour.
- Pour the buttermilk mixture into the flour and mix until a shaggy dough forms. Dump out onto countertop and knead until dough comes together into a ball. You do not need to knead for long, just until you get a smooth ball of dough.
- Shape into a round ball, and cover with a tea towel. Let rest for 30 minutes.
- Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and slice a cross in the top of the dough round.
- Bake at 400℉ for 45 minutes. (If bread is getting too brown, loosely cover with a piece of foil until bread is done baking.)
- Remove from oven. Optional - slather the top of bread with butter as soon as it comes out of the oven. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Buttermilk Substitute: Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar to 1 cup of milk and let it sit for about 5 minutes. The milk will slightly curdle and create the acidity needed to react with the baking soda. This will give your soda bread a similar texture and flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 8gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 531mgPotassium: 144mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2IUCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg
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