real traditional irish soda bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• heat a heavy skillet, griddle, or cast-iron frying pan over medium-low heat.
• stir the flour and salt together in a bowl, and sift in the baking soda. make a well in the center of the flour mixture, and pour in the buttermilk. stir the mixture quickly together into a dough, and turn out a floured work surface. knead the dough a few times, just until it comes together. gently form the dough into a flattened, round cake about 1/2 inch thick, and cut the round into quarters with a floured knife.
• sprinkle a little bit of flour into the bottom of the hot skillet, and cook the wedges 6 to 8 minutes per side, until golden brown.