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A loaf of sliced soda bread on a chopping board
Easy soda bread
A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.121 ratings

Want a simple bread recipe? This Irish soda bread requires no kneading or proving, is yeast-free and takes mere minutes to prepare. Above all, it's delicious

Loaf of Irish malted bread on a wooden board with butter
Irish malted bread
A star rating of 3.8 out of 5.4 ratings

Bake a loaf of this easy Northern Irish-style malted bread. It has a deliciously chewy texture and is best served with plenty of butter and jam

Irish stew
Irish stew
A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.70 ratings

The trick with this classic one-pot is to use a cheaper cut of meat, which means you’ll skimp on price but not quality

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal255
  • fat1g
    low
  • saturates0.4g
  • carbs52g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre3g
  • protein8g
  • salt1.4g
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the flour into a large bowl and stir through the salt, sugar and bicarb. Make a well in the centre and pour in the buttermilk, then swiftly stir to combine. Tip onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly. Roll into a roughly 20cm circle and cut into quarters.

  • step 2

    Heat a skillet or heavy-based frying pan over a low-medium heat. Add the farls and cook for 8-10 mins on each side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the heat and leave the farls to cool in the pan for 10 mins. Split open and eat warm with butter.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.20 ratings

gary2000_200294538

Sounds nice. But are we to guess how much of the ingredients

ellenjames7846695

Good recipe. Perhaps a little heavy on the bicarb but otherwise sound. I don’t understand all the comments about the amount of buttermilk being wrong, it’s fine. A sticky dough but you work it only enough to shape it on a floured board. That is what you are supposed to have. Buttermilk is slightly…

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Tallah Brash

Followed this recipe to the letter (made my own buttermilk with milk and lemon juice) and it was perfect - not vile, not a disaster, not inaccurate, not the worst. Yes the dough is wet, but that's how it's meant to be. Kneaded gently on a floured surface, it came together beautifully, then it just…

anneemcclean36fMRM8sTy

I'm Irish and grew up making farls. This recipe is perfect. To those who left criticism, a little bit of clarity - you flour the board. This will be an insanely sticky dough. Bring together lightly with a fork, tip out and pat into a thick disc. Flour it lightly on top. Do NOT try to knead! Cut…

hmclachlan

Didn't quite need all the buttermilk (just added bit as a time till picked up all the flour - as you should do with most recipes since flour absorbency varies) but otherwise this recipe worked well for me. Lovely farls.

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