Belle Isle School of Cookery
Lisbellaw
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
BT94 5HG
Tel: +44 (0)28 6638 7231
Fax: +44 (0)28 6638 7261
info@irish-cookery-school.com
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Smithsonian Festival-Northern Ireland 2007
Irish Soda Bread
INGREDIENTS
(Makes 1 cake)
450g/1lb plain white flour
225g/ ½ lb wholemeal flour
1 tsp. bread soda
2 tsp .salt
25g/ 1oz butter
568ml/1 pt approx. buttermilk
Method
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Preheat oven 180C/350F/Gas 4.
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Sieve both flours into a bowl with the salt and bread soda.
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Rub in the butter. Add the buttermilk a little at a time, you may need to add a little more (or water) depending on the temperature of the flour.
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Mix well in. Form the dough into a circular shape and place on a baking tray or in a roasting tin.
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Score on top with a knife, into the shape of a cross. Bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes. Remove from the tray and return to the oven for a further 10 minutes.