| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 7 hr 10 min |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 6 hr 40 min |
| Yield: | 1 round loaf |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 7 hr 10 min |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 6 hr 40 min |
| Yield: | 1 round loaf |
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 cups whole wheat flour (stoneground, if possible)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Smoked Scottish salmon
- Cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine the milk and lemon juice to create sour milk. Mix the flours, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the middle and stir in the sour milk vigorously to make a thickish dough. Turn dough out onto a floured board and form into a round cake about 2 inches high and 7 inches in diameter.
- Warm an 8-inch cast iron skillet or cake pan in the oven for 3 minutes. Take it out, grease and flour it, and place the round dough “cake” in the pan. Using a wet paring knife, make a cross cut on the top of the dough. Cover the pan and bake in the oven for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and wrap bread in a clean tea towel to cool, 5 to 6 hours. Serve with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Reviews
This recipe is for more traditional Irish soda bread, also known as brown bread or wheaten bread. You can use 2 cups buttermilk in lieu of the 2 cups milk and lemon juice in the recipe (or white vinegar in lieu of the lemon juice!). It’s a very simple and tasty recipe.