Best Mrs Mccanns Oaty Brown Soda Bread Recipes

MCCANN'S OAT BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Lightly dust the surface of a baking sheet with flour.
• Stir together the flours, oats, sugar and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
• Using your fingertips, quickly rub in the butter.
• Make a well in the centre and gradually stir in the buttermilk with a wooden spoon until the dough is soft and manageable.
• (You might not use all the buttermilk.).
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 1 minute.
• Divide in half.
• Shape the dough into two balls and place in the centre of the baking sheet.
• Use the palm of your hand to flatten the dough into disks about 1 1/2 inches thick.
• Use a sharp knife to cut a fairly deep cross into each disk so that it will break apart easily into quarters after baking.
• Bake for approximately 35 minutes or until browned and the tester emerges clean and the bottom sounds hollow when tapped.
• Cool slightly on a rack before serving warm.

RACHEL ALLEN'S IRISH SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C or mark 8).
• Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pout in most of the buttermilk, leaving about ¼ cup (50 ml) in the measuring cup. Using one hand with your fingers outstretched like a claw, bring the flour and liquid together, adding more buttermilk, if necessary. Don't knead the mixture, or it will become heavy. The dough should be soft, but not too wet and sticky.
• When the dough comes together, turn it onto a floured work surface and bring it together a little more. Pat the dough into a round about 1½ inches (4 cm) thick and cut a deep cross in it. Place on a baking sheet. (I lined mine with parchment paper.).
• Bake for 15 minutes. Turn down the heat to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C or gas mark 6) and bake for 30 minutes more. When done, the load will sound slightly hollow when tapped on the bottom and be golden in color.
• Rachel recommends turning the bread upside down for the last 5 minutes.

MRS. O'CALLAGHAN'S SODA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Spray heavy baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Whisk both flours, sugar, and baking soda and either option you might be using in medium bowl to blend.
• Add margarine and cut in until margarine is reduced to pea-size pieces and add buttermilk; stir until shaggy dough forms.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface and knead until dough comes together, about 10 turns.
• Shape dough into 7 to 9-inch round (the round should be about 1 inch high).
• Place dough on prepared baking sheet.
• Cut large X, 1/2 inch deep, in top of dough.
• Bake bread in center of oven for 15 min at 425 F then turn it down to 375 F for 40-45 minutes until deep brown and bottom sounds hollow when firmly tapped (a bamboo skewer inserted into the center of the bread should emerge clean without any stickiness or moistness), about 55-60 minutes total oven time.
• Transfer bread to rack and cool completely.
• Enjoy it's dense, hearty texture.
• TIP:.
• For this kind of dough, the less you handle and work it the better.