Irish Soda Bread
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Irish Soda Bread
Description
This Irish Soda Bread recipe blends all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda, kosher salt, cold butter grated into the flour, rolled oats, and milk chocolate chips. Buttermilk is added to form a moist dough that is gently kneaded to avoid toughening the bread. The dough is shaped into a disc with a cross cut on top, brushed with beaten egg or buttermilk for color, then baked at 425°F until a crust forms and the center cooks through, about 40-45 minutes.
The resulting bread features a crunchy exterior and soft, tender center with sweet pockets from the chocolate chips balanced by the rustic oats. It combines traditional soda bread texture with added sweetness and oats for heartiness. The optional salted honey butter mixing butter, salt, and honey offers a smooth, flavorful spread to finish each slice.
You can prepare the dough ahead, freezing it after shaping into rounds. Frozen dough can be baked directly with an extended baking time of around 5 to 7 minutes, accommodating convenient make-ahead baking while preserving texture and flavor.
Ingredients
Irish Soda Bread:
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 5 tablespoons butter cold, unsalted
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk shaken
- 1 egg beaten, for egg wash (optional, large
Salted Honey Butter:
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature, unsalted
- Pinch kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons honey
Instructions
To Make the Soda Bread:
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Using a box grater, grate the butter into the dry ingredients and mix quickly, being sure the butter is broken up into pea-sized bits. Next, add the rolled oats and chocolate chips; toss them gently in the flour mixture so they are evenly distributed.
- Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the buttermilk. Using a wooden spoon, mix it together until it forms a shaggy ball. Drop the soda bread dough onto a lightly floured counter and knead a few times, being sure to not over handle it, which will result in tough bread. Form the soda bread into a 1 1/2-inch thick disc.
- Using a knife, score the top, forming an X, and brush it with the egg wash OR you could always use buttermilk.
- Transfer the soda bread to the baking sheet and bake for 40-45 minutes, and until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve warm with plenty of honey butter.
To Make the Honey Butter:
- Mix together the butter, salt and honey. Mix until smooth. Serve alongside soda bread.
Notes
- Shape and freeze the dough on a baking sheet for about 1 hour before transferring to a freezer bag for make-ahead baking.
- When baking from frozen, add 5 to 7 extra minutes to the baking time to ensure doneness.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 6g | |
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 58g | 19% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 414mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 139mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 495IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 83mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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