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Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

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Ingredients

Makes
12
  • 2 cups whole-wheat
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups buttermilk

Ingredients for 12 servings (950 g) · the original recipe

Method

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C / gasmark 3).

    Oven
  2. 2

    Use cooking spray or grease and then lightly flour a 9x5x3-inch baking pan.

  3. 3

    Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.

  4. 4

    Form a cavity in the middle.

  5. 5

    Pour in the buttermilk.

  6. 6

    Mix until just moistened. Too much mixing will make it tough.

  7. 7

    Gently shape the dough to fit pan.

  8. 8

    Cut the top at least three times with a knife.

  9. 9

    Bake for 65–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean.

    Oven
  10. 10

    Cool on a wire rack.

  11. 11

    Wrap in tea-towel or foil several hours or overnight for best flavor.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.

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