Soda Bread

Name: Soda Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp sugar; 10 ml/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 10 ml/2 tsp cream of tartar; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp butter; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 100 g/3½ oz/scant 1 cup coarse oatmeal; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups plain flour; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp butter; 300 ml/10½ fl oz/1¼ cups buttermilk; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp cream of tartar; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 320 g/11½ oz/generous 2¾ cups plain flour; 85 g/3 oz/¾ cup coarse oatmeal; 10 ml/2 tsp sugar; 225 ml/8 fl oz/scant 1 cup buttermilk; 5 ml/1 tsp cream of tartar; 5 ml/1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 65 g/2½ oz/generous ½ cup coarse oatmeal; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt; 240 g/8½ oz/generous 2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 375 ml/13½ fl oz/1½ cups + 1 tbsp buttermilk

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

This quick Irish bread is perfect for a tea-time treat. It is best served warm with lashings of butter.

Ingredients

Small

240 g/8½ oz/generous 2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
2.5

Europe
Ireland
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Remove the kneading blade from the bread pan, if it is detachable, then line the base of the bread pan with baking parchment.
Sift the flour and salt together into a mixing bowl. Stir in the oatmeal. Add the butter and rub into th