It’s lovely to be back amongst the #breadbakers group. Having missed out on the previous editions, I was keen to bake bread for this month. St.patricks day bakes and breads is being celebrated this month as a theme , hosted by Wendy and I present this quick to make Irish soda buttermilk bread. Wiki tells me “Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.”
It uses bicarbonate of soda as a leavening agent and buttermilk is a welcome egg substitute. Altho traditionally shaped as a boule, I made it in a loaf pan and it came out pretty crumby. The only change I would make next time is use a smaller loaf pan so that the height of the loaf is better.
All in all, we loved it as a toast the next morning . I should also learn to wait for the loaf to cool down n get better slices ; guess baking after a really long break took the better of me :))
Let’s see how to make it. Adapted from here,
You would need
Self raising flour – 170 g
maida / Plain flour – 170 g
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Soda (aka baking soda) – 1/2 tsp
around 250 – 270 ml of buttermilk (not too runny or too thick either)
- Preheat the oven to 400F/200C
- Tip the flours, salt and bicarbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl and stir.
- Make a well in the centre and pour in the buttermilk, mixing quickly with a large fork to form a soft dough. (Depending upon the absorbency of the flour, you may need to add a little milk if the dough seems too stiff but it should not be too wet or sticky.) – I used a stand mixer n surprisingly the dough came together very quickly – probably in under 3-4 minutes.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly.
- Form into a round and flatten the dough slightly before placing on a lightly floured baking sheet. This is where I turned the dough onto a loaf pan (the 9*5 pan was very large for this quantity so I would use a smaller pan next time)
- Cut a cross on the top and bake for about 30-32 minutes ; (I made a few slashes on the top, but guess they weren’t deep enough ) or until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.
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Bread looks awesome. Perfectly baked.
I'm so glad you decided to join us again. Your loaf sounds delicious.
Nice, have never seen a soda bread in "loaf" rather than "boule" form
Love your loaf of soda bread. I've always made mine round. I'd love a slice with some butter and jam! 🙂
Love this loaf! Toasted with butter sounds delicious!!
lovely soda bread in a different shape. Looks delicious.
Such a lovely loaf!! Soda Bread in any form looks yummy to me 🙂
That's a a lovely soda bread Kalyani.
Love the texture of your bread Kalyani…….