Cooking and Serving: 60 minutes | 1 10-inch loaf
Ingredients
Tips for making a great savory gluten free Irish soda bread | 3 cups (420 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend | 1 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum, omit if your blend already contains it
Description
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes | Total Time: 60 minutes | Servings: 1 10-inch loaf
Ingredients
Tips for making a great savory gluten free Irish soda bread
3 cups (420 g) all purpose gluten free flour blend
1 ½ teaspoons xanthan gum, omit if your blend already contains it
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons (25 g) granulated sugar, (optional)
3 tablespoons (42 g) unsalted butter, grated and chilled
2 ½ cups (20 fluid ounces) buttermilk, chilled
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a 10-inch cast iron skillet with parchment.
In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda,.
distribute it throughout the dry ingredients.
Add about half of the buttermilk, and carefully mix to combine. We don’t want.
to make the dough particularly smooth.
Add the remaining buttermilk, and mix, folding over with a large spoon or.
Transfer the dough to the parchment paper in the skillet (you can remove the.
spatula, gently shape the dough into a disk about 10-inches in diameter.
Using a sharp, wet knife, score the loaf each cut about 2 1/2-inches deep and all the way across the loaf. Move the.
knife quickly through the loaf so it doesn’t drag the dough with it.
Place the skillet in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. Increase the.
firm to the touch in the center, about another 15 minutes.
Allow the loaf to rest in the skillet for about 10 minutes before lifting it.