Irish soda bread
- Margaret Hickey
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Makes 1 loaf
Easy
Total time: 55 mins
Takes 45-55 minutes
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Get the taste of Ireland with this fresh, easy soda bread recipe. It's ready in under an hour, requires no kneading or proving and is yeast-free
Freezable (for up to 1 month)
Egg-free
Low sugar
Nut-free
Vegetarian
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Crisp crust, tender crumb, this air fryer soda bread might become your new go-to loaf.
Ingredients
Nutrition
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250g plain white flour
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250g plain wholemeal flour
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100g porridge oats
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1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
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1 tsp salt
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25g butter
cut in pieces
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500ml buttermilk
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Nutrition: per slice
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kcal259
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fat4g
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saturates2g
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carbs45g
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sugars3g
low
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fibre4g
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protein8g
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salt0.88g
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Method
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step 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C and dust a baking sheet with flour. Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then rub in the butter. Pour in the buttermilk and mix it in quickly with a table knife, then bring the dough together very lightly with your fingertips (handle it very, very gently). Now shape it into a flat, round loaf measuring 20cm/8in in diameter.
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step 2
Put the loaf on the baking sheet and score a deep cross in the top. (Traditionally, this lets the fairies out, but it also helps the bread to cook through.) Bake for 30-35 minutes until the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. If it isn’t ready after this time, turn it upside down on the baking sheet and bake for a few minutes more.
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step 3
Transfer to a wire rack, cover with a clean tea towel (this keeps the crust nice and soft) and leave to cool. To serve, break into quarters, then break or cut each quarter in half to make 8 wedges or slices – or simply slice across. Eat very fresh.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2003
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