Irish soda bread recipe is an easy homemade bread. This is a traditional Irish food, as for centuries families used to have whole wheat bread on the table. Do you want to know how to make bread? You will love to make this no yeast bread for St Patrick's day or every day!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: no yeast, st patricks day, sugar free, traditional, vegetarian, whole wheat
Whisk buttermilk and egg until just combined. Set a ½ tbsp aside.
400 ml buttermilk, 1 egg
In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
260 g whole wheat flour, 260 g all-purpose flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp baking soda
Incorporate butter with your hands into dry ingredients.
30 g butter
Make a well in the center of flour mixture. Pour in buttermilk and egg mixture. Work the dough until just combined.
Transfer the dough to the clean floured surface (use white flour for dusting). Dust the hands with white flour and knead slightly (don't overdo this!). The dough should be a little sticky. But if it is too sticky, add a little more flour.
Make round shape of kneaded dough. Transfer to the baking sheet, layered with parchment paper.
Cut the cross on top of the dough. Insert dried cranberries in the cross. Brush the bread with leftover buttermilk-egg mixture.
1 tbsp cranberries, dried
Bake 40-50 minutes until bread browned and inserted wooden skewer comes out clean. Let it cool before serving.
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Notes
Cut the bread when it is cooled. Serve with butter.You can store it wrapped for 3-4 days at room temperature or freeze up to 2-3 months.