This will score the top and allow the bread to expand more easily without cracking ... If you don’t have buttermilk you can ...

Without yeast, the bread relies on a reaction between the buttermilk and baking soda to leaven the dough. The Irish claimed this bread as their own because their climate is best suited to grow ...

And luckily, I was taught how to make this homemade brown soda bread with buttermilk by the owner of a sweet ... you might be ...

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 ... in the centre and pour in the buttermilk, mixing quickly with a large ...

Add all of the wholemeal flour, stir, then add the buttermilk, raisins and seeds ... nutty tasting healthy Irish soda bread made with whole wheat flour with a little bit of white flour to lighten ...

"This recipe uses two tough and hardy herbs that may still be visible in your garden at this time of year; rosemary and thyme ...

Have a go at making your own Irish soda bread. Try it for breakfast ... Make a well in the centre and pour the buttermilk into the dry mix and quickly combine with a table knife or fork.

and buttermilk instead of sour milk as times got better. 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 ...