Best Homemade Irish Soda Bread (No Yeast)
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Golden-crusted Irish soda bread with a soft interior no yeast or kneading required. A fast, easy recipe rooted in tradition.
- Prep time
- 10 minutes
- Cook time
- 35 minutes
- Total time
- 45 minutes
- Yield
- 10 servings
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup cake flour 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar 1½ teaspoons salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1¾ cups buttermilk 2 tablespoons melted butter (for topping)Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set oven to 400°F with rack on lowest level.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Combine flours, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
- Add Butter: Cut in softened butter until crumbly.
- Add Buttermilk: Mix until dough forms, adding more buttermilk if needed.
- Shape Dough: Turn out and form into a round; place in skillet.
- Score and Bake: Cut a cross on top and bake for 35–40 mins.
- Finish: Brush with melted butter and cool before slicing.
Notes
Use salted butter if desired reduce added salt by ½ teaspoon. Don’t overmix. Score the dough deeply for best bake.Nutrition
- Calories
- 268
- Fat
- 8g
- Saturated fat
- 5g
- Sugar
- 5g
- Sodium
- 559mg
- Protein
- 7g
- Carbohydrates
- 42g
- Fiber
- 1g