World's Best No Yeast Bread - Irish Soda Bread!

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups white flour (plain / all purpose)

1 3/4 cups wholemeal flour (wholewheat, Note 1)

2 - 3 tbsp Extra Flour (either flour, for dusting)

1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb, Note 2)

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 cups buttermilk (, fridge cold (Note 3)

Directions

Preheat oven to 220°C/430°F (200°C fan).

Line tray with baking paper.

Whisk both flours (not Extra Flour), baking soda and salt in a bowl.

Add buttermilk, stir until it's too hard to stir anymore.

Sprinkle 2 tbsp Extra Flour onto work surface, scrape out dough, sprinkle with more flour.

Gently knead no more than 8 times, bring together into a ball. (Note 4)

Transfer to tray, pat into 2.5cm/1" thick disc.

Cut cross on surface 1cm / 0.3" deep using serrated knife.

Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven down to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan).

Bake further 20 minutes, or until the base sounds hollow when tapped in the middle.

Transfer to rack and cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition

• Calories: 160 kcal
• Total Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 4 mg
• Sodium: 490 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 5 g