Soda Bread Master Recipe

Name: Soda Bread Master Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 5 grams (1 teaspoon) kosher salt; 360 grams (3 cups) all-purpose flour; 50 grams (¼ cup) granulated sugar, optional; 5 grams (1 teaspoon) baking soda; 320 grams (1⅓ cups, 320 milliliters) buttermilk, cold; 56 grams (4 tablespoons, ½ stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces

Preparation info

Yield:
8
servings

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Baker Bettie's Better Baking Book

By Kristin Hoffman

Published 2022

About

Soda bread is an easy bread that gets its name from the baking soda that does all of the leavening in the recipe. The texture of this bread is different from yeasted bread and much more like a scone. This is such a great quick bread to throw together to serve with a soup or stew.

Ingredients

360 grams (3 cups) all-purpose flour
5 grams (1

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Prep

Position the oven rack to the center position. Preheat the oven to 450°F/230°C.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Measure out your ingredients.