Downey's Soda Bread

Serves: 6

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

49

Sweetness

50

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Baking Soda

2 tsps

Salt

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle

2

Blend flours, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and butter in a large bowl with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal

3

3Stir in buttermilk and eggs until a smooth dough forms

4

Transfer to a lightly floured surface and divide into 3 pieces

5

Form each piece into a 16-inch-long log and arrange, evenly spaced, on a lightly floured baking sheet

6

Generously sprinkle with flour and cut 3 diagonal shallow slashes on each log with a very sharp knife

7

Bake 30 minutes, then reduce oven to 375°F and continue to bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean, about 20 minutes

8

Transfer loaves to a rack to cool

9

Serve slightly warm or at room temperature

10

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle

11

Blend flours, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and butter in a large bowl with a pastry blender or your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal

12

3Stir in buttermilk and eggs until a smooth dough forms

13

Transfer to a lightly floured surface and divide into 3 pieces

14

Form each piece into a 16-inch-long log and arrange, evenly spaced, on a lightly floured baking sheet

15

Generously sprinkle with flour and cut 3 diagonal shallow slashes on each log with a very sharp knife

16

Bake 30 minutes, then reduce oven to 375°F and continue to bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean, about 20 minutes

17

Transfer loaves to a rack to cool

18

Serve slightly warm or at room temperature