Ingredients

How to make it

  • Sieve all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add the butter and rub in.
  • In a cup break the egg and use a fork to beat. Make a well in the centre and add the egg & buttermilk, mix all ingredients the dough should be quite soft (wet and stickily), if its too dry add more buttermilk, too wet add more flour.
  • Turn onto a lightly floured surface and very gently knead (don't knead like bread its more a light massage for a couple of mintues only)
  • Shape into a circle and place onto a baking tray
  • With a knife mark into 4 pieces.
  • Brush the top of the soda bread with a some beaten egg or milk.
  • Cook in a moderate oven until golden brown. If you lift the bread and tap-it it should sound hollow, it is cooked.
  • Using a knife butter the top of the soda bread using a small amount of butter (keeps it soft), wrap the soda bread in a clean tea towel to cool again keep the crust from going to soft it also absorb the steam stopping it from going soggy.
  • Eat plain, with butter and/ or jam, toast it and add honey.
  • Variations: I often divide the mixture into two and have one plain and the other I add dried fruits (currents & raisins, cherries, blueberries whatever I have in the cupboard really)

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