How to make Perfect Irish Soda Bread. Simple Recipe made Easy.

Making delicious Irish Soda Bread with a soft moist crumb is easy if you know the technique. This video explains how to get the perfect result every time. The secret is to make a very moist mixture and then handle the dough very lightly. This sounds easy but it's all about knowing the right technique which this video covers clearly.  Recipe: Ingredients Plain White Flour 200g Wholemeal Flour 350g 1 Tablespoon of caster sugar OR Honey 1 and a half level teaspoons of Sodium Bicarbonate (Bread Soda) 550mls of Buttermilk (or a combination of buttermilk/milk/natural yoghurt/lemon juice) 1 egg NOTE: a rough guide is a 1:1 ratio of wet to dry ingredients. Alternate ratios of white to wholemeal flour can be used once total = 550g Optional Extras 20mls of olive oil Herbs e.g. Chopped Rosemary, Fennell Grated Cheese Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:41 Ingredients 2:08 Mixing 2:30 Handling the dough lightly 3:15 Shaping the dough gently 3:40 Scoring the dough - Cutting a cross 4:00 Baking 4:36 Checking if done 4:50 Slicing 5:55 Variations in ingredients