Soda bread
Soda bread is a kind of soft, golden bread made with baking soda. In its most basic form it contains only four ingredients; flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. It can be changed when you add other ingredients. For instance, if you add a little sugar, some raisins, then cut in some butter, it may become a Raisin soda bread.[1]
- Soda bread is a type of bread that is made using baking soda instead of yeast as a leavening agent.
- Soda bread is a traditional Irish bread that has been made for centuries.
- Soda bread is usually made with just four basic ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk.
- Soda bread is often shaped into a round loaf with a cross cut on top.
- Soda bread can be made with different types of flour, such as whole wheat or white flour.
- There are many variations of soda bread, including ones with added ingredients like raisins or seeds.
Preparation
Soda bread does not use yeast to get its rise, instead the rise comes from baking soda reacting with the acid (soured milk or buttermilk).[1] This makes it a 'quick' bread that can be made in under 15 minutes. The important thing to remember is to have mix and knead the dough quickly and lightly. This will give you a bread that is dense, but not doughy, with a tender, slightly moist interior.[1] Once the dough is formed into a round, a cross is cut on the top of the bread, which divides it into quarters called farls.[1]
Sites
- Blue Ribbon Gourmet - Irish Soda Bread
- Grandma’s Irish Soda Bread Recipe
- Traditional Irish Soda Bread
Soda Bread Images
round bread loaf with craggy brown surface marked with an x
basket filled with round, flat pieces of bread with some browning and charring on the surface
A number of hands break open a pale loaf made of several smaller buns
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Raisin Soda Bread Recipe With Picture - Joyofbaking.com *Tested Recipe*". joyofbaking.com. Retrieved 5 April 2010.