soda bread

probably this is not very irish but one time I made this instead of going anywhere or doing anything on the fourth of july. it’s adapted from a combo of a few different recipes I found on google dot com but mostly this one

ingredients

• 1 lb whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking soda (check that it’s fresh by mixing it w a little acid and ensuring that it bubbles a lot)
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups yogurt (may need a little more) or a little over 1.5 cups buttermilk (make by mixing 1 tbsp acid for each cup of milk; non-dairy milk works too but not as well)
• couple handfuls dried cranberries and roughly chopped walnuts or other similar fillings

how to make

• preheat oven to 350 F
• lightly oil a baking sheet
• mix dry ingredients and fillings
• stir in yogurt until soft dough forms. if it’s too dry, add a little more, but DO NOT OVERWORK
• place on baking sheet in a round. slash a deep X in the top
• bake 45-60 min