Quick Rye Irish Soda Bread Recipe Video

QUICK RYE IRISH SODA BREAD RECIPE VIDEO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F. In a large bowl, mix together the two types of flours, salt, baking soda, and salt.
• Add the buttermilk and gradually stir into flour mixture mix until sticky dough forms.
• Lightly flour a work surface and transfer the dough.
• Gently roll and fold the dough to form a ball. Do not knead well.
• Flatten the ball gently with your hand.
• Dust the bread with flour and cut a deep cross dividing it into quarters.
• Line a baking tray with a parchment paper.
• Place the dough ball onto a baking tray lined tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. The loaf should be golden brown.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack for about 2 hours before slicing.
• This is best eaten on the day of baking. Smear some butter or homemade jam, and enjoy.
• NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
• ENJOY THIS RECIPE.

RICH IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and caraway seeds until well combined.
• Using a pastry cutter or two knives in scissor fashion, cut in butter until the mixture feels like coarse meal. Stir in raisins until evenly distributed.
• In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, and baking soda until well combined. Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour-and-butter mixture all at once, and stir with a fork until all the liquid is absorbed and the mixture begins to hold together. It should resemble a rough biscuit dough. Using your hands, press the dough into a round, dome-shaped loaf about 8 inches in diameter. Lift the loaf from the bowl, and transfer it to the prepared baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, mix the egg yolk and cream together. With a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the loaf. With a sharp knife or razor, incise a cross, about 1/2 inch deep, into the top of the loaf. Transfer to the oven. Bake, rotating halfway through, until it is deep golden brown and a wooden skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center, about 70 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer bread from the baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.

JAN'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the flours, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and brown sugar in a large bowl.
• Mix the egg with the buttermilk and stir into the dry ingredients just to blend.
• Dust the counter with oatmeal flakes.
• Turn out dough and knead about 10 times to cover with flakes and form a round ball.
• Place on buttered cookie sheet, cut a cross lightly on top of loaf and bake at 375 for 45-50 minutes or until it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
• If you don't want to use rye flour, use whole wheat.
• It works just as well.