Cooked - World's Best No Yeast Bread - Irish Soda Bread!

2 cups white flour ((plain / all purpose))

1 ¾ cups wholemeal flour ((wholewheat, Note 1))

3 tbsp Extra Flour ((either flour, for dusting))

1 ½ tsp baking soda ((bi-carb, Note 2))

1 ½ tsp salt

2 cups buttermilk (, fridge cold (Note 3))

Preheat oven to 220°C/430°F (200°C fan).
Line tray with baking paper.
Whisk both flours (not Extra Flour), baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Add buttermilk, stir until it's too hard to stir anymore.
Sprinkle 2 tbsp Extra Flour onto work surface, scrape out dough, sprinkle with more flour.
Gently knead no more than 8 times, bring together into a ball. (Note 4)
Transfer to tray, pat into 2.5cm/1" thick disc.
Cut cross on surface 1cm / 0.3" deep using serrated knife.
Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven down to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).
Bake further 20 minutes, or until the base sounds hollow when tapped in the middle.
Transfer to rack and cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Course🍚Side Dish

Diets🥕Vegetarian...

Category🍞Bread

Cuisine🇮🇪Irish

Occasions🍳Breakfast🥐Brunch📆Everyday

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 45m

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