Whole grain soda bread
Description
Homemade baking for tea. If you’ve never tried famous Irish soda bread, why not do it right now? It’s very quick and easy — here’s the recipe. Despite the sugar and raisins in it, the bread goes with any meal. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Preheat the oven to 230 degrees together with a baking stone. If you don’t have a dedicated stone, you can preheat a lidded ceramic baking dish instead.
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Step 3
Mix all dry ingredients.
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Step 4
Make a well in the dry mixture and pour the ryazhenka into the well.
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Step 5
Knead the dough; do not knead it for long, so the bubbles that form in the dough while the baking soda reacts stay intact. Let stand for 15 minutes.
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Step 6
Shape the bread to a height of approximately 6–7 cm. Make a cross-shaped slash on top.
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Step 7
Take the hot baking dish out of the oven, following safety precautions—it is very hot. Place the bread in it and cover with a lid.
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Step 8
Bake the bread for 15 minutes with the lid on, then remove the lid, lower the temperature to 200 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes.
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Step 9
Cool the finished bread on a rack.
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Step 10
Bread that has cooled to room temperature can be served.
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Step 11
The bread turned out fragrant and delicious, and it’s completely yeast-free—as usual, here’s a look at the crumb.