MiniElf and Papa Make Soda Bread for the 1st Time

brockolopolis (44)in #baking • 6 years ago

Check out how to, and how we, made Soda Bread for the first time

Good Afternoon, evening, or morning Steemit folks.

There's all sorts of credit that needs to be given out for this post before I get started. Past that I promise not to drag my feet too much! First: @nateonsteemit replied here when I asked about what Podcasts people are listening to. He pointed me towards the Survival Podcast, the guy on there is always talking about Soda bread. Then I listened to another Podcast recommended me by @preparedwombat called Hardcore History... The first one I listened to was regarding the attempted holocaust of the gaelic by Ceasar of Rome. Great Grandma Edith was Irish.
My wonderful assistant, MiniElf - our first time baking together! And of course my beautiful wife @elfmyselfandi for all of this.

There's a lady from the church who made buns that taste just like Soda Bread, and I always wondered how she did that. I figured it out.

First Ingredient! Proud dad and his baby girl:

Second ingredient, throw down:

400 grams of flour

1 teaspoon of baking Soda

1 teaspoon of salt

Moose Jerkey for Dad

Make sure you mix your flour, salt, and baking soda up nicely.

Okay, so then measure out 300 ml of Buttermilk

and pour it into the flour mixture.

Roll it into a big ball so that all of the mixture becomes one consistency. If it's dry, add more milk. If it's too wet... jeeze I dunno man, make gravy..

So then, once it's one ball, cut it in half and roll em out into two balls. Score the balls with two deep cuts. Set the Oven to 220ͦͦC, or 420 ͦ F and bake em for 25 minutes.

Then, and I don't know why... pull it out, cover loose with tin foil, and stick it back in for ten. Then pull it out and feel so proud of yourself for making this super easy yummy bread.

I've been making bread each morning for the past few mornings. This was my favorite time. It was super nice to do with miniElf, and tell her about what and why I was doing things. Except for the baking soda, which was an important part. I apologized to her, and explained that dad isn't perfect and will screw up sometimes. That we all do, and I'll always love her anyway.

The bread is so fantastic. I understand why that podcast guy rants about it. Will be keeping this one in the filing system.

As always, if you've got questions, comments, suggestions or whatever, comment below. That's why I'm here.

#minnowuprising #bread #cooking #easy

6 years ago in #baking by brockolopolis (44)

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cryptocariad (61) 6 years ago

Thank you for the recipe @brockolopolis... It looks easy enough for people like me to try :D - my only issue is the buttermilk I will try to find some or else I will have to substitute.

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brockolopolis (44) 6 years ago

Mmm i think you could substitute for cream meant for whipping cream. Ive done that with other breads and coatings and still had good results. It's difficult to find in supply here, usually only a litre at a time. Which in turn makes it quite expensive. Another reason why i look forward to our having goats in the future.

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nateonsteemit (66) 6 years ago

Having your own goats or milk cows will be awesome! Butter, milk, cream, buttermilk! Every day!

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cryptocariad (61) 6 years ago

Thanks @brockolopolis... I was thinking of adding lemon to normal milk as suggested here - it's worked for me in the past :D
Good luck with the goats. We had goats for a while; they were lovely but kept on escaping and eating what they were not supposed to 😂

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brockolopolis (44) 6 years ago (edited)

Cool, please pet me know how that works for you! I had seen the suggestion before, but not ever used it.
And, we've heard they can be real escape artists!