Paul Hollywood's Soda Bread (No-Yeast)

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Paul Hollywood's Soda Bread (No-Yeast)

Paul Hollywood's Soda Bread is a fantastic homemade crusty bread with no yeast, no kneading, and you get golden heaven on your table in only 40 minutes. A great traditional Irish recipe for St Patrick's Day, this bread is made with white and wholemeal flour, soda and buttermilk, and it's the best bread you can get. Quick and easy bread that tastes just like a proper bread should taste like. Nothing beats homemade baking, and this bread recipe so good.

Prep Time5

Cook Time35

Total Time40

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Irish

Servings: bread

Calories: 2030kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

250 g plain white flour
250 g plain wholemeal flour
1 ts salt
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
450 ml buttermilk

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahrenheit).
In a large bowl, sift the white and wholemeal flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and mix gently with the tips of your fingers.
Make a well in the middle and add the buttermilk.
Mix quickly to form a soft, pretty sticky dough, then turn it onto a lightly-floured surface and knead briefly, just enough for the dough to hold together and be shaped into a ball.
Flour a large baking tray, place the bread on it, then use a sharp knife to cut a cross on the top.
Spread some flour over it, then bake for about 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and the bottom of the bread sounds hollow when tapped.
Allow it to cool on a wire rack.

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Notes

If you'd like to see the ingredients listed in cups and ounces, please check the US Customary Link.
Also, the amount of ingredients changes depending on the servings, so click on the number listed to change it to the number you prefer.
Add more buttermilk if you feel that the dough is not soft enough - different brands of flour would get you different results - you can increase the buttermilk to up to 500 ml if needed.

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