Easy Soda Bread

4.35 (129)
⏱ 45 mins 🍽 Cuts into 10 slices ✅ Easy 🏷 Side dish

This straightforward Irish soda bread is a yeast-free loaf that needs no kneading or proving time. It combines wholemeal flour with bicarbonate of soda and is brought together with a homemade buttermilk mixture. The dough is shaped, scored and baked for 40 minutes, resulting in a rustic bread ideal for slicing. It yields about 10 pieces, making it a great side dish or snack.

Easy Soda Bread

Ingredients

  • 500g plain wholemeal flour
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped rosemary (optional)
  • 400ml whole milk
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 2 tsp honey

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Combine the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl. Include the chopped rosemary at this stage if you are using it.
  2. In a jug, combine the milk and lemon juice. Leave it for a minute to thicken into buttermilk. Mix in the honey, then pour this liquid into the dry ingredients. Use a knife to stir for a minute until a sticky dough forms.
  3. Turn the dough out onto a surface dusted with flour and mould it into a round shape.
  4. Transfer the shaped dough to a floured baking tray. Use a sharp knife to cut a deep cross into the top.
  5. Place the tray in the oven and bake the bread for 40 mins.
  6. Let the loaf cool on a wire rack until it is just warm, then cut it into slices to serve.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories207 kcal
Fat2 g
Saturates1 g
Carbs36 g
Sugars4 g
Fibre5 g
Protein7 g
Sodium520 mg
Salt1 g

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategorySide dish
DietEgg-free, Nut-free, Vegetarian