Garlic and Herb Irish Soda Bread with Lemon Honey Butter - fragrant and flavorful soda bread with easy whipped butter.
This Irish soda bread is perfect with Instant Pot Guinness Beef Stew, Fried Cabbage, the Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Pork Stew or Bangers and Mash (Sausage with Onion Gravy over Mashed potatoes).
One of the easiest no-yeast breads you can make in your kitchen is definitely the Irish Soda Bread. If you have never made the traditional Irish bread that's based only on baking soda as a leavening agent - you are seriously missing out. Especially, if you are a bread lover! This bread is so easy because there is no yeast involved (and that means no rising time) and because there is no kneading needed. Just stir the ingredients together, form and bake. May I just say that the French oven was a perfect pot to bake it in!
Instructions:
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together both flours, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add herbs and minced garlic, and whisk together.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and melted butter.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon. The dough should be shaggy and sticky.
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Place the dough onto a floured surface and form into a ball. Do not knead. Dust the top with flour. With a sharp serrated knife, make ½ inch-deep cross slits on the top of the bread.
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Place the dough into the prepared Dutch oven. Cover with the lid.
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Bake with the lid on for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and bake another 15 to 17 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
I tested this recipe 4 times and the bread never stuck to the oven nor did it have any problems baking. It was perfect every time. It had a great crust and a fluffy center. It browned perfectly on all sides.
More Irish recipes:
- Instant Pot Guinness Beef Stew
- Bangers and Mash
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew
- Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Pork Stew
- Vegetarian Shephard's Pie
- Fried Cabbage
More bread recipes:
- Easy Focaccia Bread
- Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
- No-Knead Bread
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Irish Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme or rosemary
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg beaten
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Butter the round Dutch oven. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together both flours, baking soda, salt and sugar. Add herbs and minced garlic, and whisk together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and melted butter.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon. The dough should be shaggy and sticky.
- Place the dough onto a floured surface and form into a ball. Do not knead. Dust the top with flour. With a sharp serrated knife, make ½ inch-deep cross slits on the top of the bread.
- Place the dough into the prepared Dutch oven. Cover with the lid.
- Bake with the lid on for 20 minutes. Remove the lid and bake another 15 to 17 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
- Let cool 10 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and cool to room temperature.
- To make the Lemon Honey Butter, place the softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whip attachment. Whip for 30 seconds.
- Add honey, lemon zest and salt. Whip 15 seconds on medium speed. Increase speed to high and whip for 2 minutes.
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So Great,, I would do my be Beans with Garlic and Olive Oil
OR Rise with Chicken Onion and Mushroom will be yummy too
Julia Frank says
thank you so much for this amazing giveaway it will really give my tiny kitchen a big pulse of life
Nancy Brett says
I love to make Chickpea Stew
Carol says
Bread, bread, and more bread, and maybe when winter is over and I don't feel like a bear in hibernation I'll try something else...maybe desserts.
usnamom2014 says
I would make chili
Kate says
love the color. i still need to make your chocolate snickerdoodles!
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Annette says
I'd bake chicken/roasts and make soups/stews in it.
Marilyn says
I love this color! I can't wait to try the recipe too.
sarh says
What a great giveaway I love to try Cinnamon Rolls..,thank you
Roxy Meto says
I would make oven Potatoes
Karen says
Well first I'd make the Irish Soda bread!.......
Stacey says
White chicken chili....yum!!!!!
theresano says
I'd love to try the soda bread recipe.
Susan says
Probably a nice batch of spaghetti sauce.
Mikel V says
I'd make Gumbo with extra shrimp if I won!
Terri says
Chili is one of my favorite things to make, but this calls for french onion soup!
Kitty Iecvan says
I would make some corn chowder!
karen says
I'd make some pea soup, to match the pretty green pot
Sarah Solducky says
Braised pork loin chops!
Carla S says
I would make chicken and dumplings and some bread.
CindiJ says
What wouldn't I make in it? We're now empty nesters and I need this size of a pot for roasting chicken or turkey pieces, small roasts, soups, stews and of course that lovely bread! The color is a bonus for sure!
Caroline Hurley says
I would love to try your soda bread. It looks so crusty and delicious! I'd also love making the NYT No Knead Bread in it. I've done it many times before and it comes out wonderful in cast iron!
Caroline Hurley says
I would love to try your soda bread. It looks so crusty and delicious! I'd also love making the NYT No Knead Bread in it. I've done it many times before and it comes out wonderful in cast iron!
Michelle young says
Bread!
Serena Bakes Simply says
Oh my goodness if I won one I can't decide what I would make first!
malerie d says
I have always wanted to make dutch oven break
Claire says
I would love to try making bread in the french oven. My old roommates had one but I only ever used it for soup.
Heather Hayes Panjon says
I'd Make Stuffed Peppers!
Julie says
pot roast with potatoes thanks for the giveaway aunteegem@yahoo.com
Hanna says
Like everyone else, I think I might start with chili! Or rice pilaf, which I love. Your recipe looks amazing too!
Liz C. says
I'd love to try a beef stew in the French Oven. Love love love my other Le Creuset pieces!
julie lee says
I'll try this bread first and then probably make my soups in here.
Sarah says
I would love to make a roast or chili.
dena says
French onion soup!
B k P says
I would make braised short ribs - plus lots of soups!
Ashley C says
A new pot roast recipe I've been wanting to try!
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Karen D says
I've been wanting to try Dutch oven bread, just need a Dutch oven, so...
katy says
i would make bread or sear meat
Dana says
I would make a Minestrone with lots of green in it to match the color of the pot.
Chrik says
Definitely bread. This one looks good!
debbie jackson says
I would make ham and beans
Holly says
I'd like to try a recipe I read yesterday for all-in-one-pot pasta primavera. What a beautiful new color. "Palm" makes me think of our days of island life-- we even lived in a house that color green!
Alexis Erkert says
Mmmm, curried veggie stew. Or maybe cornbread. This soda bread recipe also looks amazing!
Sharon L. says
I'd make chili, beef stew and pot roast. I'd love to win 🙂
Dorothy Dellechiaie Stout says
i will probably make my specialty~green pork chilli!
Ilene says
Some whole wheat bread
Michele E says
Eek, I love this color! I would definitely try this bread and some stew.
Alanna Staffel says
Ehr muh gersh! I LOVE Le Creuset:) I'd obviously start with this awesome bread, and probably a home made chicken noodle soup.
amy says
love doing breads this way!
chinyaray says
Chili!
Laura Bohall says
Would love to win this cookware! I would make my first attempt at your bread recipe! many thanks
Jill Stokes Hartley says
Stew or this bread would be amazing!!!
Liz says
An artisan bread!!! What a fun color!!!
Lauren says
I love making roasts in my dutch oven. It keeps them so moist but has a delicious crust on the outside!
femmekatz says
First I'll make this soda bread - with rosemary AND thyme ;), then I have to try the sweet potato soda recipe. Then, a cassoulet ..
Chelsea says
I love that new color! Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway Anna 🙂 And I would make some sort of stew!!
mysweetiepiepie says
I'd love to make some braised short ribs.
Wild Orchid says
I would make some tandoori chicken !
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JB says
I'd like to give this irish soda bread a try.
Nancy S. says
I have a chicken chili recipe I've been wanting to make -- that'd be first on my list! 🙂 Gorgeous color.... perfect for Spring and Summer!
Tina W says
I would make a big pot of spaghetti and meatballs.
Susan S says
What a splendiferous color! I would love to make some delicious breads in it!
Denise M says
I would like to make some homemade chicken chili
Colleen Boudreau says
I would make chili.
Andrea says
I would make overnight bread
Lori says
Delicious crusty bread!
Jennifer Essad says
I would love to make chicken cacciatore
Jenny Lee says
I'd try making some bread! Never thought I could do that in a dutch oven
Dorabella Cypher says
I will make jambalaya
LauriM says
Stew, chili, and so many other things.
Jill says
I'm going to make some thai chicken noodle soup. I've never made bread in a dish like this, so that's next on my list.
Laura J. Latham says
I've actually been experimenting with gluten free yeast breads, so I'd probably make a small loaf of bread.
Stephanie says
I've never baked bread in a french oven before so I'd love to try that! Or maybe my mother-in-law's posole!
Stacy M says
Such a great color! I'd definitely try making some of the no knead bread recipe I've been seeing around
Becky H says
Homemade vegetable soup with the vegetables from my garden.
April Remenak Hamelink says
I'd start with the soda bread! A nice Irish stew would be next.
I Wilkerson says
I think I'd make the Irish Soda Bread--even if St Pat's is over!
Sarah H says
I would make my favorite roasted asparagus and cauliflower soup!
Averie Cooks says
Love this bread! I'd make bread or a big pot of soup in it!
TamraLS says
I'm definitely making this Irish soda bread. It's my favorite bread & this recipe/French oven combo looks fool-proof to make!
Nora says
I love the new colors! I'm going to have to try the Irish Soda bread recipe!
Katie says
Beef stew! It still feels like winter here in Chicago!
Dee @ The Kitchen Snob says
Love the pretty color! I'd love to make my grandmother's homemade marina sauce in it. It's been passed down for generations.
Kate Summers says
What would I note make? Bread, stew, soup, stock, applesauce ... so many options!
Phyllis Jaco says
I would make this Soda Bread !
Mary Weise says
I would make everything!! Definitely some good roasts, and some tasty soups and chilis and also this bread, without a doubt
butterhips says
A pot roast with garlic veges.
Jennifer Reynolds says
I would love to try this bread, it sounds wonderful!
Kate@Diethood says
I need to bite into that bread...it looks SO damn good!! And I'd use that beauty to make some bread!
Amy B. says
I'd love to make that soda bread, but I only have a 7.25 quart dutch oven. Will that work?
Rachel Cooks says
That last photo is gorgeous! I LOVE this new color so much.
Rust says
I would first try your bread above, it has definite appeal! And then, gumbos and stews and soups.
theresa krier says
i would love to try some homemade bread in a french oven, thanks. what a pretty color!
JessieC says
I would make artisan bread first.
KatieEC says
I will make this Irish soda bread! Or a yummy pot of spicy chili. 🙂
JessieJ says
That's a great color. And I'd try your recipe. It looks delicious.
sandy says
I would make my mother's pot roast.
DeniseG says
Bread! I've wanted to try the "pot bread" for ages...(that is, bread in a pot. Not bread with pot in it. HA!!)...but didn't have the tools to do do. What an excellent giveaway prize! After the bread, I'd love a delicious beef roast au jus.
MaryB says
I will make my Grandma's Scotch broth soup and also some of this bread. Love Irish Soda bread!
danarsab says
I'd say cinnamon raisin bread, but then i saw your sweet potato soda bread, so now im not sure!
Leslie says
I am cooking for 2, so this is about the right size for a batch of chicken soup.
lisa says
I'm thinking I'd make some beef burgundy!
Karen says
Your soda bread looks amazing (as do all of your recipes)! I'd definitely give it a try.
Sarah A. says
Right now, I'm craving some Cowboy Stew, so that would have to be it! 🙂
Jamie Higgins says
I would make Artisan Bread!
Auntiepatch says
I think this garlic & rosemary bread would be a good start! Thanks!
Debra Lynn says
This is my color! In fact, I have other light green items in my kitchen and the color is one of the accents in my fixtures and wall hangings. So excited because not only does the soda bread sound fantastic but the chance to win this in the new color Palm is great!! Fingers crossed!!
Buji Knits says
love that color! I would make my mom's classic beef stew recipe...yum!
Linda K. says
I'll make a nice pot of chili.