14 Irish soda bread

This is a fairly easy loaf to make, and turns out great. It’s great as an appetizer, or as a side in place of rolls.

Source: NYT, though King Arthur Flour also has one, and I usually like their recipes.

Ingredients:

Ingredients

Tools

450g white flour

Bowl for mixing

3g salt

Baking sheet

4g baking soda

1 1/2 cup almond milk

1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 450° F.
  2. Mix the almond milk and apple cider vinegar together, set aside.
  3. Mix dry ingredients together. Make a well in the middle, add the buttermilk, and carefully mix. The original recipe says to mix by hand, which is super annoying, but probably helps over-mixing. This is analogous to biscuits, you don’t want to over-work the dough. I’d still probably use a big spoon instead.
  4. Form the dough into a round disk about 1.5 inches thick and put on a baking sheet. Make a deep cross (two slashes) to help loaf’s ability to rise.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes, reduce temperature to 400, and bake another 30-45 minutes, until top is golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when knocked.

Variations:

Notes:

  • If being diary-free is no concern, you can use regular buttermilk.