For those of us who grew up on the Emerald Isle, the scent of freshly baked Irish soda bread is synonymous with ultimate comfort. The tantalising aroma signals a treat is on the way, a tradition I've ...

Warm, comforting, and bursting with flavor, this Irish Soda Bread with Raisins is incredibly easy to make. No kneading or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cool on a wire rack. If you don't have buttermilk for the soda bread recipe, you can use half-and-half plain yoghurt mixed with milk. You can also use milk that has been soured by stirring in a ...

However, according to celebrity chef Paul Hollywood, there's one type of bread that's incredibly quick to prepare. The Great British Bake Off judge has shared his recipe for Irish soda bread ...

This bread is cooked at a lower temperature than soda bread because the egg browns faster at a higher heat. Serve freshly baked, cut into thick slices and smeared with butter and jam. Preheat the ...

Quick breads gained popularity in the 1800s thanks to the advent of chemical leavening agents such as baking soda and baking powder ... didn't replace traditional bread (as some people thought ...

Mix the flours in a large bowl and rub in the butter. Add the salt and sieved bread soda. Lift the flour up with your fingers to distribute the salt and bread soda. Add the beaten egg (if using ...