A simple Irish Soda Bread recipe that can be easily modified to make it gluten free or to include your favorite nuts and dried fruit.
Prep Time20mins
Cook Time50mins
Total Time1hr10mins
Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: irish soda bread
Servings: 1loaf
Calories: 163kcal
Equipment
1 Large Bowl
1 Medium Bowl
1 Baking Sheet
1 Knife
Ingredients
2cupsAll-purpose Flour
2cupsWhole Wheat Flour
2tbspPacked Brown Sugar
2tspBaking Powder
1tspBaking Soda
1tspSalt
2cupsButtermilk
1largeEgg
2tbspOlive Oil
Extra flour for rolling
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F
Prepare a baking sheet by spraying it with non-stick cooking spray
In a large-sized bowl, place and combine the dry ingredients (flours, baking powders, sugar, baking soda, and salt).
In the medium-sized bowl, mix together the wet ingredients (buttermilk, egg, and olive oil).
Pour the the wet ingredients mixture into the large bowl that contains the dry ingredients.
Using your hands, mix and combine the wet and dry ingredients until you have a ball of dough that is soft.
On a surfaced sprinkled with the extra flour, kneed the dough about 10 times, forming it into a ball. (Tip: Try not to over work the dough)
Place the dough on the baking sheet and use a knife to a score an "X" across the top of the dough.
Bake for about 45 to 50 mins or until the loaf is golden brown
Notes
Feel free to add in nuts or raisins (or your favorite dried fruit). However, if the fruit is on the large size, chop it down so that it is about the size of a typical raisin.