Irish Oatmeal Soda Bread

by Jenna Weber on Mar 14, 2013

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Servings
1 loaf
Course
Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup old fashioned oats {plus more for sprinkling}
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 tbsp cold butter, cut into small chunks
  • 1 ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ¾ cups well-shaken buttermilk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, sugar and salt. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingers until no more large clumps exist.
  3. Combine the lightly beaten egg with the buttermilk. Pour into dry ingredients and mix. Dough will be wet!
  4. Using wet hands, form a large shaggy ball of dough and place on a parchment paper lined sheet tray. Cut an “x” in the center of the loaf with a knife and sprinkle oats on top.
  5. Bake for 50 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

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