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The World’s Best Irish Soda Bread: A Delightful Recipe

This Irish soda bread recipe is a simple yet delicious take on a traditional favorite. With its moist interior and crunchy exterior, it delivers a delightful texture and flavor that pairs perfectly with any meal. Made with a combination of unbleached all-purpose and whole wheat flours, oats, and buttermilk, this bread is a nutritious and wholesome treat that’s quick and easy to make.

  • Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon cornmeal, or as needed
  • 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  •  cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon unbleached all-purpose flour for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle cornmeal onto a baking sheet or spray with cooking spray.

  2. Combine 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

  3. Stir buttermilk into flour mixture using a fork just until dough is blended; knead 5 times in the bowl. Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead dough using floured hands 8 to 10 times; shape into a 6- to 8-inch loaf.

  4. Place loaf on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle about 1 teaspoon flour over loaf. Cut a long ‘x’ over the top of the loaf using a serrated knife.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until bread is golden, sounds hollow when top is tapped, and internal temperature is 190 degrees F (88 degrees C), 45 to 50 minutes.

  • Author: Olivia
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: Irish

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 12
  • Calories: 208 per serving