Irish Soda Bread
Irish Soda Bread - The perfect recipe for St. Patrick's Day! Serve as an appetizer with butter or dip in your favorite Irish stew!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for kneading
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 3/4 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon honey
- optional topping: extra salt and some oats to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, thyme, rosemary, and cardamom.
- In small bowl, add egg and beat slightly. Then add buttermilk and honey. Whisk until well mixed.
- Add cheese to flour bowl and mix well.
- Then add buttermilk/egg mixture to the flour bowl and mix with a spoon until a dough starts to form.
- Place about a 1/2 cup of extra flour in a small bowl next to you - sprinkle some over the dough if it already looks fairly moist.
- Then, taking some additional flour your hands, start kneading the dough.
- *It is going to be very sticky - just keep kneading and adding flour as needed until the dough starts to dry up and form a ball.
- Place dough on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Then take a serrated knife and cut an X in the middle of the dough.
- Sprinkle some salt, oats and even a little extra cheese on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
Notes
- Serving: we love serving this with an Irish Beef Stew or Guinness Beef Stew.
- Storage: any leftover bread can be placed in a storage bag and left out at room temperature for 1-2 days.
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