A Brief History of Irish Soda Bread. Irish soda bread emerged in the early 19th century during a period of economic hardship ...

Irish soda bread is not just for St. Patrick's Day! Served it with butter and jam for breakfast or a midday snack. Perfect ...

Lift the flour up with your fingers to distribute the salt and bread soda. Add the beaten egg (if using) to the buttermilk. Make a well in the centre and pour in all the liquid. With your fingers ...

Without yeast, the bread relies on a reaction between the buttermilk and baking soda to leaven the dough. The Irish claimed this ... F&W's guide covers the traditional recipe but also throws ...

A variation on the traditional Irish recipe ... then add the buttermilk and proceed with the recipe. Spotted soda bread: Follow the recipe for fruit soda bread, using 100g coarsely chopped plain ...

Cool on a wire rack. If you don't have buttermilk for the soda bread recipe, you can use half-and-half plain yoghurt mixed with milk. You can also use milk that has been soured by stirring in a ...

Have a go at making your own Irish soda bread. Try it for breakfast ... Make a well in the centre and pour the buttermilk into the dry mix and quickly combine with a table knife or fork.

Pat the dough into a round, about 4cm deep and cut a cross on it (the traditional blessing), then prick in the four corners to let the fairies out of the bread, otherwise they will jinx it!