Irish Soda Bread
Serving: 2
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.
- Sift the flours into a mixing bowl and add the bicarbonate of soda, salt and sugar.
- Mix well to combine. Add the butter and with your fingertips rub until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Mix in the potato and make a well in the centre.
- Combine the buttermilk and egg and mix into the centre of the flour mixture.
- Mix into a dough, form a round loaf and place on the baking tray and using a knife, mark the bread into eight pieces dust the top with a little flour and bake for about 30 – 40 minutes.
Ingredients
- 340 g cake flour
- 140 g (1 cup) self-raising flour
- 5 ml (1 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
- 5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) butter
- 2 potatoes, cooked and mashed
- 310 ml buttermilk, warmed
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten