Irish Soda Bread
A soft bread with a crisp, crumbly boarder
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Baking Parchment
- 1 Scales
Ingredients
- 250 g Plain white flour (Extra for dusting)
- 250 g Plain wholemeal flour
- 100 g Porridge oats (optional)
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 25 g butter (Extra for greasing)
- 500 ml Butter milk
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180C / 350F.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flours, salt, bread soda and mix.
- Add the butter and with your finger tips, mix together.
- Create an opening in the middle and pour the butter milk in.
- Hold the bowl with one hand and with the other, mix the mixture in a full clockwise motion until it comes together (it will still be sticky).
- Add flour to the kitchen top and lightly form a circular disc (about 20cm in diameter or able to fit on a baking tray).
- Add a little more flour to the dough on top and flip over, tucking in the sides as you rotate the mixture.
- Add a bit more flour to the baking tray and place the dough on.
- With a knife, score a deep cross from side to side.
- Place in the oven for 30-35mins.
- Tap the base and if it doesn't sound hollow, turn the bread upside down and put back in the oven for another 5mins.
- Cut into quarters, slice each quarter.
- Enjoy!