Irish Soda Bread Buns

Irish soda bread is a very different bread wherein the raising agents are baking soda and buttermilk. This is a no-fuss bread which can be made very easily and tastes great.

I made these like small cup cakes or buns so that we can eat one at a time and also I was bored of making the regular bread or cake. There are many variations available for this bread. As usual people add a lot of spices, tutti fruities, dried fruits, dried grapes etc.. I kept it simple and just added some badams. Same way instead of buttermilk you can probably add yogurt and little water also. Being summer I had a stock of butter milk making my job easier.

RecipeSource: ammajirecipes
Country: Ireland

Ingredients 

All purpose flour - 2 Cups 

Baking powder - 1 Tsp 

Baking soda  - 1 Tsp 

salt - 1/2 Tsp 

brown sugar  - 3 Tbsp

badam - 1/2 Cup 

butter  - 1/2 Cup 

Egg  - 1

butter milk - 3/4 Cup

Method:

• Pre-heat oven at 180C & brush a muffin pan with butter or alternatively line the muffin pan with small cups.
• In a big bowl sift flour, baking powder & baking soda. Add salt and brown sugar to this and mix well.
• Chop butter in to small pieces & add it to the flour bowl. 
• In another small bowl whisk egg & buttermilk. 
• Add the egg mixture to flour bowl & mix it well. Fold badams into the dough.
• Dust the plain surface with flour & place the dough & form a ball of dough.
• Arrange the buns in muffin pan & brush them with little melted butter on top. 
• Bake them at 180C for 20 minutes. Then increase the temperature to 230C and bake them for another 10 minutes.
• Once you see the brown crust & after a tooth pick comes out clean, remove the pan from oven. 
• Allow them to cool & serve them with butter or your choice of jam. 

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