Easy Irish Soda Bread
Crusty and delicious traditional sweet soda bread
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 4 Tb White sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Tb Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Butter softened
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup Buttermilk
For Basting
- 2 Tb Butter melted
- 2 Tb Buttermilk
- 2 Tb Brown sugar for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl
- Add in the softened butter and used hands to fully incorporate
- Stir in egg and buttermilk, dough will be like thick cake batter, slightly lumpy
- Place dough on floured surface and knead lightly
- Form into dome and place on sprayed baking pan
- Mix together remaining buttermilk and melted butter
- Slice top into an X and brush with basting mixture, then sprinkle with sugar
- Place in oven and bake. Basting every 15 minutes and sprinkling with additional sugar if desired
- Because ovens vary, check at 30 minutes with toothpick. Place back into oven for additional time unless toothpick comes out clean.
- Serve immediately with butter and a bowl of stew!
Notes
Buttermilk substitute: add 1 Tb lemon juice or white vinegar to 1 cup milk and allow to sit for 5 minutes