While it is lovely for breakfast or with milky Irish tea, it’s not the only soda bread on the block. In Ireland, it’s more ...

Mix the flours, bread soda and salt together and make a well in the centre. Pour the buttermilk into the well and bring the dough together. Add in the fruit and zest and combine them well ...

Stir together the flour, soda, salt in a large bowl. Cut in the shortening/butter with a pastry blender until it looks like coarse meal. Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the ...

This traditional Irish soda bread can be made with an assortment of mix-ins such as dried fruit and nuts, but I like it with ...

STEP 1 Grab a grown-up to preheat the oven to 200C and prepare a baking sheet by dusting it with flour. STEP 2 Mix the flour, baking soda and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the ...

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7. In a large mixing bowl, sieve in the flour and bicarbonate of soda; then add the salt, sugar and sultanas. Mix well by lifting the flour and fruit up ...

Try this easy soda bread recipe for when you want bread in a hurry – it's ready in less than an hour with no kneading, proving (or yeast). This makes a small loaf, but you can easily double the ...

And soda bread never lost its magical power to aid the Irish, even two centuries later. It seems that Mary O’Halloran’s bar on Avenue A, Mary O’s, had to shut down due to the pandemic in 2021.