Using a very sharp knife, score an X into the top.
Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
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Feel free to skip it to make a slightly lighter loaf. Irish soda bread can be made with or without an egg. It also adds wonderful flavor! We use buttermilk for the same reasons in my regular no yeast bread, too. Buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to provide the bread’s leavening. Irish soda bread only requires a few ingredients, including buttermilk. Using a very sharp knife, score the dough.
Like my easy no yeast bread, this is a shortcut bread that doesn’t skimp on flavor.
Irish soda bread is a quick bread made with baking soda, not yeast. Patrick’s Day is her birthday.ĭoes the thought of homemade bread send you running for the hills? Sometimes homemade bread feels daunting, but you’re in luck today.
Full of energy and the creator of the best homemade pie crust on earth, she would be in her 90s today. She passed away in 2011, 2 weeks before I started this food blog. I shared this no yeast bread recipe on my blog a few years ago and decided to revisit with fresh new pictures and a video tutorial.
Welcome to my favorite Irish Soda Bread recipe. Buttermilk and cold butter are the secret to its delicious success! It’s dense, yet soft and has the most incredible crusty exterior. This Irish soda bread recipe is my grandmother’s and has been cherished in my family for years. Instead, all of its leavening comes from baking soda and buttermilk. Irish Soda Bread is a quick bread that does not require any yeast.