Lammas Irish Soda Bread
Simple, down-to-earth soda bread makes for a lovely addition to your Lammas celebration. No yeast or buttermilk necessary!
Equipment
- 1 cast iron skillet
- 2 medium size mixing bowls
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 egg
- 4 cups flour
- 3 tbsp white sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp salt
- 5 tbsp cold butter, cut into cubes
- 2 tablespoons dried garden herbs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl, blend together the water and sour cream until smooth. It should be the consistency of heavy cream.
- Add the egg and beat it into the water/sour cream.
- In a seperate bowl, blend flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Using a pastry cutter or very large fork, cut cold butter into the mixture until it begins to clump consistently througout.
- Fold the sour cream/water/egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until it becomes annoyingly difficult to do so (you'll know what I mean when you get there).
- From there, sprinkle in the herbs and work the dough by hand on a lightly floured surface until they are spread throughout the dough and the dough seems even in consistency. If it is too sticky, add a little more flour.
- Place it on a cast iron skillet or lightly greased baking pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until a fork comes out clean.