The ingredients of traditional soda bread are flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. Other ingredients can be added such as butter/oil, egg, raisins or seeds/nuts.
I am so excited to give this recipe a try, a sourdough take on the traditional soda bread recipe found on King Arthur Flour site, especially with St. Patrick's Day just around the corner.
This is a quick rising soda bread with flavour and texture twists by replacing buttermilk with rye sourdough starter, olive oil instead of butter, molasses instead of honey, and using a mix of wholegrain emmer and white spelt flour (modern wholewheat and all-purpose flour are great alternatives here), hemp and poppy seeds (or sunflower and sesame seeds). While not an authentic Irish soda bread, it tastes absolutely delicious and full of flavours.
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- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Lightly grease a baking sheet, or line it with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the ground emmer flour, white spelt flour, seeds, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the rye starter, olive oil, molasses, and milk. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Depending upon the absorbency of the flour, you may need to add another tablespoon or two milk if the dough seems too stiff but it should not be too wet or sticky.
- Knead the dough a couple of times to make sure it's holding together, divide it in half, and shape each half into a ball. Flatten the balls slightly, and place them on the prepared baking sheet. 1^Dust generously with flour. Mark a deep cross in it with a sharp, serrated knife, cutting about two-thirds of the way through the loaf. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until they're golden brown or sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.
114 comments:
Se ve increible su pan y la miga perfecta,saludos y abrazos
Looks good! It is a very healthy loaf of soda bread. How long can you keep the sourdough starter? I've seen a recipe somewhere that you have to keep feeding the starter for days, right?
If I lived in your neighborhood I would be visiting you every time I could smell the freshly baked bread :)))
Angie , This is healthy bread and I love it with poppy and hemp seeds...mmmm yummy...I want to try baking my own soda bread one day :) Thanks for sharing the recipe with us !
looks so perfectly done.looks so healthy too..
Love your bread!! so healthy and yum.
I love King Arthur's site and i make some of the most beautiful breads from there! This one is definitely a winner!
Beautiful and so flavorful looking!
Cheers,
Rosa
..love your experimenting with seeds, flours etc. This one looks soooo good, Angie! :) ela
@Veronica Ng Yes, minimum 5 days...mine is over 5 years old.
@Veronica NgHere is one of the recipes I use: Natural Leaven
I am such a sucker for homemade bread and yours looks incredible Angie! Love all the wholesome and healthy ingredients in here too - would love try making soda bread like this one day :)
Bread with a rye sourdough starter, now this may be my all time favorite.
Sam
Nice take on Irish soda bread, Angie. Love all the seeds...they are so good toasted.
Love this heartier and healthier soda bread Angie - great healthy adaptation!
i don't see how you do it! You come up with the most amazing and creative breads I have ever seen and this looks exceptional. I love the color of it and the seeds throughout
A hearty loaf that begs for some good chowdah!
This bread sure looks like it would taste delicious and full of flavor - the molasses give it such a beautiful coloring!
The sourdough twist sounds great. You and your family are so lucky to enjoy all these homemade breads you make!
I have yet to try making even a regular plain soda bread! But I love the spin on it here - especially with the sourdough!
Your bread looks so gorgeous! Your always bake using such exotic ingredients!
Hi Angie! This bread looks beautiful, i love its rustic look! Very nice clicks :)
To say this looks amazing is an understatement! I just read about Emmer wheat and how it was the precursor to Kamut. I wish I could find my grain grinder so I could make this fresh, but will definitely keep this recipe when I do, XOXO
Se ve bien lindo tu pan.
Un saludito
It looks hearty and delicious.
I've baked Irish soda bread before, but this loaf looks like it takes it up a notch!
My favorite bread with a twist! Angie I love everything you bake :)
Angie, your recipe always looks healthy and yummy :)
not only it looks beautiful, yeah i believe too that it's full of flavours!
Im sure I told you this always Angie!! But I love all your breads ! I saved to make:)
xx
Looks nice and hearty! I love breads that are packed full of seeds and healthy grains.
My starter died a while ago and I have been planning to make a new one your bread looks super yumm.
I love your seedy breads!!! Time to break out the yeast!!!
Healthy, crust and delicious, lovely looking bread :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
You are a master baker! Love your breads!
When I need to bake bread I will ask you! I think you have baked them all (almost :-)) and they are all so perfect. Love this soda one!
Lovely ! :)
I love your breads Angie, they are really great !
Cheers,
You come up with the best ideas, Angie! Your twist on Irish soda bread looks so hearty and delicious.
I think I'll try this for St. Patty's day instead!
Dear Angie, This warm bread, butter and a cup of tea is heaven.
Blessings dear. Catherine xo
Angie, you always interesting bread recipe...this one looks great...sourdough and soda?
Thanks for the inspiration...have a great week my dear :D
looks great and love the green styling
Your bread looks wonderful. It would be a great addition to any meal on St. Patrick's Day
I totally forgot that St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner; you've made an amazing soda bread, which is so amazing, and delicious!
I love all of your bread recipes Angie. Soda Bread is just perfect for right now, and I LOVE that you made it with sourdough. It much have so much flavor!
This looks delicious! I'm afraid to work with starters but I may have to give this a try :)
Another scrumptious loaf of bread,dear Angie!YOU ARE MY FAVORITE BLOG-BAKER:)
Kisses!
I can't handle this, this sounds SO good!
What a perfect loaf for St. Paddy's day!!
This looks so good, I don't think I ever do the cross deep enough in my soda breads.
The rustic look of this bread is so inviting. Lovely!
Looks so good and perfect looking bread as always ;)
Hi Angie, beautiful and very well baked .You're an excellent baker!
Have a nice day.
I just about starting making lamb prosciutto and i guess this soda bread would be a best pairing then!!!
Another gorgeous loaf Angie - and we adore soda bread. Love the color and texture you have in this interesting and drool-worthy treat!
It really looks like a wonderful Irish bread. I bet the texture was fantastic too.
Eva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com
Rustic, healthy and home made - oh, yum!
Love the addition of seeds to this bread! It looks beautiful and so tasty, Angie!
such a beautiful bread Angie! I love your baking!
You are kicking-off the St. patrick's Day holiday just right with this soda bread.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Velva
This is nutritious and I get to learn a lot of 'unheard' of ingredients from reading your blog!
Very beautiful clicks and the bread looks awesome..
looks really rustic and delicious.
Looks fabulous and healthy too. Looks like a good recipe angie
This soda bread looks so healthy and delicious! :)
Looks wonderful, Angie! I haven't tried that grain yet, but eventually I will. Right now I'm trying to use up quite an assortment of gluten-free flours.
Love this bread. Perfect for St. Patrick's Day.
un bon pain rustique j'aime
bonne soirée
Another gorgeous loaf from the wonderful Angie!
Holly molly this bread looks superb. I can't believe it looks so perfect w/ the wholesome ingredients it has. What a nice loaf...realy!
--If this bread were a woman...It would be a Super Model.
LOVELY! xxx
You packed every inch of this bread with deliciousness Angie! What a wonderful soda bread!
I think the Irish Soda Bread was one of my very first bread recipe attempts. Yours turned out perfectly fluffy and very pretty! You must make it again on St. Patty's Day!
Love this bread - it look so hearty, so crusty! I am always amazed at your creativity at making breads - BRAVO!
Hi Angie,
Lovely soda bread! I have never heard of hemp seeds before. Am always learning about new ingredients from your wonderful bakes!
I've been eyeing the pull-apart bread at King Arthur's :D I like your twist on the traditional soda bread , not only it's nutritious , I'm sure it's pretty delicious as well !
I love the sourdough twist on this classic bread! The loaf looks absolutely perfect too... I bet it smelled great while baking!!
This looks wonderful Angie. My daughter and I tried making soda bread a few years ago. Her grandmother grew up in Dublin, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. I must say it was a flop. Maybe we'll have better luck with this recipe.
Gorgeous recipe Angie!
Oh yum! This looks so good! I've been meaning to make some bread. This looks so good!
Lovely and beautiful bread! Nothing like home bake goods-))
Fantastic Angie and I love your whole set up! Awesome :)
Perfect for St. Patty's!! I love the addition of hemp seeds!
What a new fun take on Soda Bread! Can't wait to give it a try!
I went on a sourdough baking day last week, so now I have some starters to play with - I'm hoping to have a go this weekend :)
This looks awesome !
I can only admire your healthy bakes! I am not able to make bread recently as water interruption at my area, made baking and cooking so inconvenience..
I just made your divine bread & my husband Peter & I are loving it so much! I just ate it with a tasty seasonal salad! Divine! :) xxx
What a perfect sofa break for St. Patrick's day. Gotta make one tomorrow for the occasion. ;)
Your repertoire of flour blows me away Angie. What the heck is Emmer grain? Need to look that one up. I love the color that molasses gives a loaf of bread as well as the flavor. This bread does look delicious!
your blog always makes me want to try making bread :) do you own a bakery ? perhaps you should :)
wow, healthy stuff at its best! hard to find the ingredients here, though :(
Angie, this soda bread has all sorts of healthy additions. That farro ground is something I need to find. :)
-Gina-
Looks like a perfect loaf! Wish I could try this but where I am staying does not have an oven. It will be hard not to bake anything for a while.
Now that everything is settling in, I am hoping to visit your beautiful blog more often and enjoy your baking :)
Your bread is beautiful, sourdough is one of my favorite breads!
You never fail to amaze me! You always introduce me to something new and wonderful. Now I have to look around to see where I can buy emmer. Thanks - keep it up!
Gina
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