Why Irish Soda Bread Has a Cross on Top ☘️

By Bigger Bolder Baking · 70 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (215°C). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, mix the flours, baking soda and salt. Rub in the cold cubed butter with your fingertips until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
3. In a jug, whisk the egg and buttermilk together.
4. Make a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the liquid, and bring it together with an open hand into a loose, soft, slightly sticky dough. If it is too dry, add a splash more buttermilk.
5. Turn the dough onto a floured surface, gently shape it into a ball, and flatten it into a 7-inch round about 1 inch thick.
6. Place on the tray, cut a deep cross on top, and poke a hole in each of the four corners.
7. Brush the loaf with the leftover buttermilk from the jug and scatter the rolled oats over the top.
8. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven to 400°F (200°C) and bake 30 minutes more. The loaf is done when it sounds slightly hollow when tapped on the bottom.
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Slice and serve once cooled.

Summarized from Bigger Bolder Baking's video. Watch it for the details.

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