Easy Sourdough Irish Soda Bread
If you like sourdough and soda bread, you will absolutely love this easy sourdough Irish soda bread recipe!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 177kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
- 1 cup sourdough starter
- 4 TBSP butter, at room temperature
- 1 whole egg
- ¾ cups buttermilk
- 3 cups AP flour
- 1 TBSP sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp sea salt
- melted butter for brushing top of bread
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375˚F.
- Add the wet ingredients to a medium bowl and mix.
- Add the dry ingredients and fold in until combined but still a bit shaggy.
- Form the dough into a round loaf. If it is too wet, used floured hands.
- Place the dough ball into a 9" cast iron skillet or onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- With a sharp knife cut an X into the loaf.
- Brush the top of the loaf with melted butter.
- Bake for 45-55 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Gently remove the soda bread from the cast iron skillet and let cool down on a wire rack.
Notes
- this soda bread is best on the day of baking but will keep for 2-3 days on your counter
- you can use active sourdough starter or sourdough discard for this recipe
- this recipe use very little sugar; if you like your soda bread sweeter you can use up to 4 TBSP sugar in total
- feel free to add ½ cup raisins or cranberries or 1 TBSP of orange zest
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal
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