Irish Soda Bread - Egg-free, yeast-free, oil and butter free no rise bread made with just four ingredients.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time55 minutesmins
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Irish
Keyword: eggless irish soda bread
Servings: 4
Calories: 262kcal
Author: Srividhya G
Ingredients
2cupsbread flour or all-purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1cupbuttermilk
Instructions
Prep-Work:
Grease a Dutch oven and place in the oven and preheat oven to 425 degrees F. We need to preheat the Dutch oven too.
Using NutriMill:
I used my NutriMill Artiste to knead the dough. You can read about my review in the white bread post.
Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the NutriMill bowl and add a half cup of buttermilk.
Use the “P” switch to mix the ingredients. It should now look like cornmeal as in the picture below.
Now increase the speed to level 3 and add the remaining buttermilk little by little.
After adding all the buttermilk, place the lid and close it. Continue kneading the dough for five to six minutes at speed 3 or until the mixture is smooth.
Flour your hands and the counter or the board with flour and remove the dough from the mixer and place it on the board.
Hand Kneading:
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and the salt.
Little by little add the buttermilk and knead gently to form a smooth dough.
Shaping the dough:
Shape the dough into round-ball like below.
Cut an X on the top with a sharp knife about ¼-inch deep.
Baking:
Carefully remove the Dutch oven from the oven and place the prepared soda bread inside and cover it.
Now bake the bread covered for 25 minutes at 425deg F.
And then remove the lid and bake it again for ten more minutes at 425 deg F or until the crust is crisp and brown.
Allow it to cool before slicing.
Serve warm with butter or pair it with a soup or stew.
Notes
You can bake the bread the cast iron pan for 30 to 35 minutes uncovered as well.
The amount of buttermilk depends upon the quality of the flour. So add little by a little while kneading. If the dough is bit sticky and watery, add more flour.