Irish Soda Bread with Cheddar

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    374
based on 7 ratings

Classic Irish soda bread with a savory twist. We recommend using sharp or mature cheddar.

recipe updated Feb 18, 2022

Ingredients

  • Buttermilk icon
    Buttermilk
    250 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    450 g
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    10 g
  • Cream of tartar icon
    Cream of tartar
    10 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    25 g
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    250 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Whisk
  • kCook icon Wooden spoon
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  2. Add buttermilk and egg to a clean medium bowl
  3. Whisk together and set aside
  4. Add all purpose flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
  5. Whisk together until blended
  6. Add unsalted butter to the dough
  7. Rub in and set aside
  8. Transfer milk mixture to dough
  9. Add cheddar cheese to the dough
  10. Mix well
  11. Turn out on lightly-floured surface
  12. Knead gently until smooth
  13. Shape
  14. Transfer dough to baking sheet
  15. Cut
  16. Bake until hollow-sounding when tapped - 30 min, 200°C
  17. Let cool
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