Traditional Irish Soda Bread

• servings: 1 serving

Ingredients

3 1/2-4 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients (flour, soda, salt) in a large mixing bowl, reserving some flour.

Gradually add the buttermilk, stirring with a wooden spoon or mixing with your hands. If dough is too sticky, add a little more flour.

When dough is still wet, but not sticky, turn out onto a floured workspace. Shape dough into a ball.

Pat the ball in a round loaf to fit into your baking pan. The loaf should almost touch the edges of the pan.

OPTIONAL: Dust with a sprinkle of rolled oats.

Place dough into baking pan and score (make an X on top of the loaf), approximately 1/4 inch deep.

Bake on center rack of oven for 20 minutes.

Turn oven temperature down to 400 degrees and cook for an additional 20-30 minutes, until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.

Cool on wire rack before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 slice
• Calories: 654
• Total Fat: 2 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 2 mg
• Sodium: 506 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 136 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 20 g