Irish Soda Bread

This wholesome buttery quick bread recipe everyone loves!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Irish

Keyword Irish Soda Bread

Prep Time 31

Cook Time 50

Servings slices

Calories 320kcal

Ingredients

4 Cups Wheat Flour
4 Tablespoons Organic sugar
1 Teaspoon Fresh Baking Soda
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Butter cubed
1/3 Cup Unsalted Butter Melted
1 1/3 Cups Buttermilk (divided)
1 Egg Organic

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Prepare a sheet pan with non-stick foil or grease
In a large bowl, mix all dry ingredients
Add buttermilk, cubed butter, and egg, and stir until incorporated.
Cover a clean work surface with a dusting of flour and turn out the dough and knead a few times.
Shape the dough into a round.
Use a sharp knife to cut an x on the top of the dough.
Brush with the buttermilk and butter mixture.
Place dough in the oven and cook for 50 minutes or until when tested with a toothpick is done (brushing with the buttermilk and butter mixture every 15 minutes)

Notes

Melt 1/3 cup of butter and mix with 1/3 cup of buttermilk in a heat-proof glass measuring cup. Brush the mixture over the dough before placing it in the oven and every 15 minutes during baking.

Serve with your favorite toppings.

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