SODA BREAD

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Pre-heat oven: 450 degrees Need: large bowl and lightly-floured baking sheet Goes really well with Beef in Guinness! or warm with butter and a pint or tea!

Provided by Michelle Sebastian

Categories     Other Breads

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sugar (optional)
2 c buttermilk or sour milk

Steps:

  • 1. sieve dry ingredients into a large bowl; scoop handfuls of mixture and drop back into bowl to aerate
  • 2. add enough buttermilk to make a soft dough; work quickly as the milk and soda are already reacting; knead the dough lightly (too much will toughen it, too little and it won't rise)
  • 3. form a round load about as thick as your fist; place it on a lightly-floured baking sheet and cut a cross in the top
  • 4. back at 450 degrees for 30-45 minutes; when baked, the loaf will sound hollow when you rap it on the bottom
  • 5. wrap your bread immediately in a clean tea towel to keep the crust from hardening too much

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