Traditional Soda Bread Recipe with Buttermilk - Easy Irish Recipes #Ad

Take a large mixing bowl and add 175 grams of strong white bread flour and 175 grams of wholemeal flour.

Add 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and briefly mix together using a wooden spoon.

Add 25 grams of butter that's been brought up to room temperature and cubed.

Using your fingertips, work the butter into the flour until you form a consistency like fine breadcrumbs.

Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in 250 milliliters of buttermilk.

Briefly mix these ingredients together using a wooden spoon.

Add 2 tablespoons of treacle to the bowl.

Mix again briefly with the wooden spoon, then dive in with clean hands to mix into a ball of dough, being careful not to over mix.

Roll your dough into a ball and place onto a baking tray lined with greaseproof or parchment paper.

Use a sharp knife to mark a cross on top of the soda bread.

Brush over some buttermilk to give it a nice crispy crust.

Sprinkle over some porridge oats.

Place your soda bread into an oven preheated to 180 degrees centigrade (350 fahrenheit).

Leave your soda bread to bake for about 35 minutes until it's risen and cooked through.

Remove the loaf from the oven and leave to cool.

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