There is much Irish Soda Bread on the net. However, this one is 100% traditional. There are 4 simple ingredients. If that doesn’t excite you, maybe this will… This bread does not require a fancy Breadmaker or heavy-duty mixer. You also won’t be kneading this dough forever…How amazing is that?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the McCallum family… I wanted to share the Traditional 4 Ingredient Soda Bread with you today. There are no preservatives or sugar and very little salt. It’s seemly a healthy choice of comfort foods for the most part…I also have to tell you this is simply the easiest bread recipe you will ever make. Below you will find my 4 ingredients, the no-knead recipe for Traditional Irish Soda Bread.
Ingredients needed for Traditional Soda Bread
- Five cups of unbleached all-purpose flour
- One and 1/2 teaspoons of salt
- One and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
- Sixteen ounces of Buttermilk
Traditional Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 16 ounces Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Before you start preparing the dough to grease a Dutch oven and preheat it in a 425-degree oven for about 10 minutes
- In a large bowl sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center and slowly pour in the buttermilk incorporating it into the dry ingredients with a heavy wooden spoon. You will want to do this a little at a time.
- Once all 4 ingredients have been mixed together to form a sticky dough place it out on a floured cutting board and knead lightly. Only Knead a short time!
- Form the dough into a ball and flatten slightly into a disc shape. Place a sharp knife in flour, so the dough will not stick to it and make a cross on the top of your bread dough.
- Place the dough into the preheated Dutch oven and cover with the lid – bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Remove the lid from the Dutch oven and bake another 15 minutes.
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This bread was awesome! I can’t wait to make it again! Saving
Thank you, Kimi
Great news once again! We made your Irish Soda Bread and loved it. Well done!
That’s so awesome to hear, Simm
I never knew it was so easy to make Traditional Irish Soda Bread! We loved the recipe!
Thank you for sharing, Duell!
Great recipe once again! Our family loved this Traditional Irish Soda Bread! I will be saving the recipe.
Thank you, Okano
What sort of camera did you use? That is a really good top quality.
I actually used a digital camera— I wish I had a DSLR.