Irish Soda Bread is a quick bread made using Baking Soda (Bicarbonate of Soda) as a raising agent.
The main ingredients are flour, baking soda, butter, salt and buttermilk. It’s important to note that the buttermilk cannot be substituted with plain milk because baking soda needs to react with the acid in buttermilk to produce carbon dioxide which will cause the bread to rise.
The buttermilk can be substituted with yoghurt or sour milk but I find that buttermilk always gives the best results.
Most soda bread recipes call for half white and half whole wheat flour. This gives the best results. The recipe I use also calls for self-raising flour. Because self raising flour is very expensive, I usually just add a teaspoon of baking powder.
Soda bread is best eaten fresh, preferably on the day of baking.
Variations
To vary the recipe you can add dried fruits (raisins or sultanas) before mixing the dough
Storage
Soda bread is best stored in an airtight container and eaten within two days of baking.
Share with me your Soda Bread Recipe
If you know of a nice soda bread recipe, please share with me. Thanks!
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I just bought a boxed soda bread mix to try. I wasn’t even sure what soda bread was when I bought it but it looked good! 🙂
It’s so easy to make you could just make it from scratch. Tastes so much better than boxed stuff.
Liz
I’ll have to do that. 🙂
give me a feedback. Thanks!
Liz
New bread recipe! Never heard of it, I am too boring when it comes to my breads.
Ha ha. Bread is my most favourite baked good. I really love making fresh bread and this one is super easy and delicious too!
Liz
I am with you, now that the Keto experiment is over the house has fresh banquettes and all kinds of breads in it, just talking about breads makes me hungry!
Home made bread is the best! Flour, salt, yeast and water. No unnecessary additives!
Liz
Love it, it seems like my local Kroger is bringing in more and more in-house made breads with a handful of ingredients but you pay more for them (time is money!)
Of course. I’ve been making my own of late. I’m really loving it!
Liz
Great post! I love bread. Hope to try your recipe soon.
Thank you
Liz
I will try to cook it. Thanks! It looks great!
Do you have a recipe?
Liz
https://commememucho.wordpress.com/2018/03/31/irish-brown-soda-bread-cronins-crosshaven-ireland/
Here it goes! I used to eat this Bread while un Ireland. I love It!
Oh thank you very much I shall make it this week and post it. I will give you feed back. Have a a lovely week!
Liz
At the ene you hace the recipe un English!
Got it!!!!