Irish Soda Bread
Irish soda bread is a rustic, quick loaf made with plain and wholemeal flour, buttermilk, sea salt and bicarbonate of soda. The Thermomix TM7 mixes the dough evenly in seconds, giving a tender crumb and crusty exterior without kneading. Ideal as a side dish with soup or as a snack with butter, ready with minimal effort.
About this recipe
Irish soda bread Thermomix TM7 is the ultimate quick homemade loaf for anyone who loves fresh bread without yeast or long rising times. This classic Irish recipe combines plain flour, wholemeal flour, buttermilk, sea salt and bicarbonate of soda into a rustic loaf with a tender crumb and golden crusty exterior. Searching for easy bread recipes with your all-in-one kitchen machine? This soda bread belongs in your weekly menu because the TM7 mixing function blends the dough evenly in seconds, which is essential: overworking soda bread dough makes it tough, and the precise, brief mixing guarantees a light texture. Serve this loaf warm as a side dish with hearty soup, at breakfast with butter and jam, or as a snack with cheese. With no proving and only one bowl to wash, it fits perfectly into a quick weeknight dinner or a relaxed weekend bake.
Preparation tips
- Handle the dough gently once the buttermilk meets the bicarbonate of soda, as the reaction starts immediately. Shape the loaf lightly with floured hands and get it into the preheated oven quickly for the best rise.
- Cut a deep cross in the top of the soda bread before baking; this traditional scoring helps the heat reach the centre so the loaf bakes through evenly and gives the characteristic quarters.
- No buttermilk to hand? Stir a spoonful of lemon juice or vinegar into regular milk and let it sit for a few minutes; the acid works the same magic with the bicarbonate of soda.
Recipe variations
- Seedy soda bread: add a mix of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds and a few rolled oats to the dough and sprinkle some on top before baking for extra crunch and a nutty flavour that pairs wonderfully with the wholemeal flour.
- Festive herbed version: fold in chopped fresh rosemary and a handful of grated mature cheddar after mixing for a savoury Christmas or St Patrick's Day loaf, delicious served warm with salted butter.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the plain flour directly into the mixing bowl with the TM7 built-in scale, saving you a separate scale and extra washing up. [Built-in Scale]
- In seconds the TM7 mixes the buttermilk into the dry ingredients evenly, giving soda bread dough its ideal soft consistency without tough overworking. [Multi-Function]
- The grinding function of the TM7 pulverises coarse sea salt finely, so it distributes uniformly through the wholemeal flour for balanced seasoning. [Built-in Scale]
- Thanks to precise TM7 kneading control, the dough is handled briefly and gently, which keeps the crumb tender rather than dense or heavy. [Precision Control]
- The TM7 heats nothing unnecessarily: its bowl goes straight from mixing to shaping, keeping this soda bread recipe tidier than traditional baking. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- plain flour
- wholemeal flour
- fine sea salt
- bicarbonate of soda
- buttermilk