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Traditional Irish Breads


The traditional bread of Ireland is soda bread. Soda bread can be made with white or whole wheat flour.

Irish soda bread

Early Irish cooks bypassed yeast and used "bread soda" or "baking soda" because Irish flour was too soft to make yeast bread. The bread was cooked on a griddle set over the fire or in a bastable, which is a type of Dutch oven. In many parts of Ireland, soda bread is still shaped and baked as a round loaf with a cross marked on top.

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What is Soda Bread?

Soda bread is a type of quick bread in which baking soda has been substituted for yeast. The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. Other ingredients can be added such as raisins or various forms of nuts.


Tip: Soda bread can dry out quickly and is typically good for two to three days; it is best served warm or toasted.



Make Your Own Buttermilk Plant

Buttermilk is an essential ingredient in traditional soda breads. It can be cultured very easily using a buttermilk plant. Here is a recipe to make a buttermilk plant for use in Irish Soda Breads and other recipes that call for buttermilk.


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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_bread
Campbell, Georgina. The Best of Irish Breads & Baking. Epicure Press 2006.

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