Irish Soda Bread with Oats
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| Serves | 8 |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 40 minutes |
| Total time | 55 minutes |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Bread, Breakfast, Lunch, Snack, Starter |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Casual Party, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Valentines day |
| Region | Irish |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
A fabulous Irish style Soda Bread made with yoghurt and porridge oats; this quick bread is perfect as an accompaniment to soups and stews, as well as making a great breakfast bread and delicious sandwiches. Best eaten on the same day.
Ingredients
- 250g white SR flour
- 200g plain wholemeal flour
- 150g porridge oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (or traditionally bicarbonate of soda if you wish)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 40g salted butter, cut into small pieces
- 250mls skimmed milk (or buttermilk)
- 250mls natural yoghurt (mixed with the milk or buttermilk)
- extra flour for dusting
Note
A fabulous Irish style Soda Bread made with yoghurt and porridge oats; this quick bread is perfect as an accompaniment to soups and stews, as well as making a great breakfast bread and delicious sandwiches. Best eaten on the same day.
Directions
| Step 1 | Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F.Gas Mark 6 and dust a large baking tray with some flour. |
| Step 2 | Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and then rub in the butter. |
| Step 3 | Pour the milk and yoghurt mixture into the flour and butter mixture and mix well with a knife, before bringing the dough together with your hands, it should not be too sticky. |
| Step 4 | Shape the dough into a large round, about 23cms to 9" in diameter and place the loaf onto the prepared baking tray. |
| Step 5 | Cut a deep cross in the top of the loaf and dust a little more flour over the top of the loaf. |
| Step 6 | Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the bread is crusty and it sounds hollow when tapped underneath. Allow to cool on a wire rack and cover with a tea towel for 5 minutes, before serving warm with butter. |
| Step 7 | NB: I have used self raising flour and baking powder in this recipe, rather than the more traditional plain flour and bicarbonate of soda; this is because I am not a lover of the chemical taste that bicarbonate of soda gives to this style of quick bread, and it makes my teeth go on edge! Please do use plain white flour and bicarbonate of soda for a more traditional Soda Bread. |
