How to Make Irish Soda Bread
Preheat the oven to 190ºC (375ºF or gas mark 5)., Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper., Gather your ingredients and cooking supplies., Pour the dry ingredients into the mixer., Whilst still mixing, add the egg and the buttermilk., Shape the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Preheat the oven to 190ºC (375ºF or gas mark 5).
This makes general clean up infinitely easier.
If you don't have parchment paper, cooking spray will do, but you still run the risk of the bottom of your loaf sticking. , This recipe goes fairly quickly
-- the dry and wet ingredients can be combined in a matter of seconds.
Measure everything out, crack the egg, and grab your mixer.
The butter will cooperate more if it's been left out for a bit.
Don't melt it
-- just take it out first thing so it's near room temperature when you go to add it to your mixture. , That's code for the flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
Once those are in, add the butter.
Lower the hook of the mixer and mix for 1 minute.
If the butter is still cold, zap it in the microwave briefly.
You want it soft, not melted. , Continue mixing until it blends together.
When fully blended, dust your hands and the dough with a little wheat flour and remove. , This should take seconds; the dough will be very malleable.
Sprinkle the top with a dusting of flour and make an "X" on the top of the dough with a knife. , If you know that your oven runs hot or bakes unevenly, adjust accordingly.
Keep an eye on it or flip it around halfway through. , Let it cool by placing it on top of an inverted fork
- it will cool quicker this way.
Soda bread should be golden brown when done, and should sound hollow if tapped at the bottom.
Some people also enjoy eating soda bread while it's still a little warm. ,, -
Step 2: Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Step 3: Gather your ingredients and cooking supplies.
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Step 4: Pour the dry ingredients into the mixer.
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Step 5: Whilst still mixing
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Step 6: add the egg and the buttermilk.
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Step 7: Shape the dough into a ball and place it onto the pre-lined baking tray.
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Step 8: Place the tray into the centre of the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes.
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Step 9: After 40 minutes
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Step 10: remove the bread from the oven.
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Step 11: Cut it in slices or along the "X" into four equal parts to serve.
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Step 12: Finished.
Detailed Guide
This makes general clean up infinitely easier.
If you don't have parchment paper, cooking spray will do, but you still run the risk of the bottom of your loaf sticking. , This recipe goes fairly quickly
-- the dry and wet ingredients can be combined in a matter of seconds.
Measure everything out, crack the egg, and grab your mixer.
The butter will cooperate more if it's been left out for a bit.
Don't melt it
-- just take it out first thing so it's near room temperature when you go to add it to your mixture. , That's code for the flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
Once those are in, add the butter.
Lower the hook of the mixer and mix for 1 minute.
If the butter is still cold, zap it in the microwave briefly.
You want it soft, not melted. , Continue mixing until it blends together.
When fully blended, dust your hands and the dough with a little wheat flour and remove. , This should take seconds; the dough will be very malleable.
Sprinkle the top with a dusting of flour and make an "X" on the top of the dough with a knife. , If you know that your oven runs hot or bakes unevenly, adjust accordingly.
Keep an eye on it or flip it around halfway through. , Let it cool by placing it on top of an inverted fork
- it will cool quicker this way.
Soda bread should be golden brown when done, and should sound hollow if tapped at the bottom.
Some people also enjoy eating soda bread while it's still a little warm. ,,
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