Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread in Cast Iron Pan
This hearty and delicious Irish Soda Bread is easy to make, whole grain, and goes great with stews!
Servings: 12
Calories: 193kcal
Cost: $5
Equipment
- 1 10-inch Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 500 grams whole wheat pastry flour (soft white wheat) roughly 3 1/2 cups
- 2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 tablespoon cold butter
- 2 cups low fat buttermilk about 2 1/4 cups
- 1 1/2 tablespoon unsulphered molasses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Cover the bottom of a deep 10-in cast iron skillet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Grate the cold butter into the flour mixture and stir. You can also cube the butter and cut it into the flour with a fork as needed.
- Pour in the buttermilk and molasses and mix with a wooden spoon until no dry bits of flour remain. Avoid over-mixing.
- Wet your hands and gently shape the dough into a semi-smooth ball. It is a sticky dough and this will not be perfect (that's okay). Use a wet hand to scrap the sticky dough onto the parchment paper in the bottom of the cast iron skillet and smooth out the top of the loaf. Score into quarters with a sharp knife.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 450, then drop the temperature to 400 degrees. Continue baking at 400 for 20 more minutes. Before turning off your oven, be sure to test the internal temperature with a meat thermometer to make sure it reaches 205-210 degrees Fahrenheit. This break looks done on the outside before the inside is.
- Carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
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Notes
After cooling, store in an airtight container for 1-3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 578mg | Potassium: 249mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 2mg
