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Easy White Soda Bread

Easy White Soda Bread, a fantastic Irish recipe that is perfect for your St Patrick's Day celebrations, but also all year round. It's a delicious crusty bread that is wonderfully fluffy on the inside and has an incredible aroma. Only 4 simple ingredients, no yeast, no kneading, sheer goodness!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 1 bread
Calories: 2134 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

  • 500 g plain flour (4 cups)
  • 500 ml buttermilk (2 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahrenheit).
  2. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, add the salt and bicarbonate of soda and give it a good mix.
  3. Add the buttermilk and use your hands to bring everything together into a dough.
  4. Flour a baking tray, transfer the bread onto it, and dust the top of the bread with flour.
  5. Use a sharp knife to cut a cross on top of the bread, making sure you don't cut all the way down.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove it from the oven and allow it to cool down completely on a cooling rack.

Notes

  • Make sure the oven is well preheated before the bread goes in, as the bicarb of soda and the buttermilk start working straight away, so the heat will help the bread get the instant rise it needs.
  • The dough might look too sticky, but that's ok, it gives a bread a perfect crust and the bread is super fluffy on the inside. I find that less buttermilk makes the bread quite stodgy.
  • Instead of adding more flour to the dough, just dust your hands generously with flour in order to give it a shape, then dust some more flour on top of the bread.
  • As tempting as it might be, it is best to allow the bread to cool down completely before slicing it, as when it's hot the bread is not as perfectly springy.

Nutrition Information

Calories 2134kcal (107%) Carbohydrates 406g (135%) Protein 68g (136%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Polyunsaturated Fat 3g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 56mg (19%) Sodium 4012mg (167%) Potassium 1220mg (35%) Fiber 14g (56%) Sugar 26g (52%) Vitamin A 837IU (17%) Calcium 660mg (66%) Iron 23mg (128%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 2134

% Daily Value*

Calories 2134kcal 107%
Carbohydrates 406g 135%
Protein 68g 136%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g 18%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 56mg 19%
Sodium 4012mg 167%
Potassium 1220mg 26%
Fiber 14g 56%
Sugar 26g 52%
Vitamin A 837IU 17%
Calcium 660mg 66%
Iron 23mg 128%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.