Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread

Course Bread

Cuisine Irish

Keyword baking, bread,

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 8

Author Sandra | Sandra's Easy Cooking

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
2 1/2 cups Organic Whole Wheat Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
2 cups 16 FL Oz/473 ml COLD Buttermilk
Oil for greasing the pan
*1 egg optional

Additional topping:

Olive Oil or melted butter
Rolled oats

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F /220°C
In a large bowl, mix together flour, salt, and baking soda.
Add buttermilk, a cup at the time and mix either with your hand or wooden spoon until incorporated. Dust the dough with more flour, knead for few seconds until you form a ball, cross cut on top. The dough needs to be soft and sticky.
Oil the pan and transfer the dough to the baking pan. At this point, if you are going to add oats on top, brush with a little oil and add oats.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, depending on the size and your oven. If you like the crust crunchy leave it in the oven for up to 50 minutes. The bottom of the bread should sound almost hollow when you tap on it.

Recipe Notes

You can add other grains/seeds in the flour. I love adding flax seeds, sunflower seeds as well as pumpkin seeds. Remember, this bread supposes to look rustic.