Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
-
Flour:
2
c
all-purpose
- Baking soda: ½ tsp
- Salt: ½ tsp
- Buttermilk: 1 c
Cookware
- Oven
- Large bowl
- Fork
- Floured work surface
- Dutch oven
- Cast iron skillet
- Sharp knife
- Oven
Method
Set a rack in the middle of your oven and preheat it to 450°F.
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt until they are fully incorporated.
- flour: 2 cup
- baking soda: ½ tsp
- salt: ½ tsp
Form a well in the center of the flour mixture and fill the well with the buttermilk.
- buttermilk: 1 cup
Note: If you don't have buttermilk, simply take a cup of milk and add one tablespoon of vinegar. Any vinegar will do.
Use a fork to incorporate the flour mixture into the buttermilk little by little until a thick batter forms. Use your hands to incorporate the final bits of flour and gently shape the batter into a dough. Do not overwork the dough.
Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and gently shape it into a round 6 inches in diameter and about 1.5 inches thick.
Place the dough in a Dutch oven or cast iron skillet. Use a sharp knife to cut a large X into the top of the dough.
Bake for at 450°F. Then lower the oven temperature to 400 °F and continue backing until the bread is golden brown and crusty on the outside, about .
Transfer to a rack and cool.