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Rye Irish Soda Bread

Whip this up in 10 minutes and have warm bread and jam for morning or afternoon tea, or even breakfast.

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: Irish

Ingredients

  • 150 gm rye flour 1 cup
  • 450 gm plain flour 3 cups
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 20 gm fine sugar 1 tablespoon
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 egg
  • 440 ml buttermilk 1 3/4 cups
  • 40 gm melted butter 2 Tablespoons
  • Flour for dusting if very sticky non stick spray

Instructions

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  1. Oven temperature 200C or 400F, A greased skillet or round cake tin approx 8 in/ 20 cm
  2. Put the dry ingredients into a bowl ( flours, bi carb, salt, sugar) and stir well
  3. In another bowl mix the egg and buttermilk well then stir in the warm melted butter.
  4. Mix immediately into the dry ingredients with a spatula or spoon. It should come together easy and become a somewhat sticky dough.
  5. Flour your hands and shape it into a nice round blob.
  6. Pop this into a greased skillet or cake tin and bake for 45-50 minutes
  7. If you have a fan forced oven it will be the shorter time
  8. It should be golden and cooked through the middle.
  9. Test by skewering or touching the centre with your fingers. It is baked when firm
  10. Cool for 5 minutes then dive in!
  11. Best eaten the day it is made