# Irish Soda Bread

A traditional Irish soda bread recipe from 1909.

- Total time: 55 min
- Cuisine: Other
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups buttermilk

## Instructions

1. Sift 4 cups of flour into a bowl.
2. Add a heaping teaspoon of baking soda to the flour.
3. Add a teaspoon of salt to the flour mixture.
4. Pour 2 cups of buttermilk into the dry ingredients.
5. Mix the ingredients together using only your hands until a dough forms.
6. Flour a cast iron skillet.
7. Place the dough into the floured skillet.
8. Cut a cross on top of the loaf.
9. Bake in a hot oven at 400°F for 45 to 55 minutes.
10. Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool.

## Equipment

- sifter
- bowl
- measuring cup
- cast iron skillet
- oven
- cooling rack

## Tips

- Only use your hands to mix the dough.
- Bless the loaf by cutting a cross on top before baking.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/WOay2e0yOGs?si=ySFKG7bw1xU-jtMk
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a4db3008-c91b-4d25-bd37-bb9effa1acb7
- Extracted: 2025-11-06

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