Soda bread facts for kids
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An Irish soda farl; made by cutting a flattened round of dough into four pieces, then baking.
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| Type | Quick bread |
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| Place of origin | North America |
| Created by | Native Americans |
| Main ingredients | Flour, sodium bicarbonate, salt, buttermilk |
The soda bread is a kind of soft, golden bread made with baking soda. In its most basic form it contains only four ingredients; flour, salt, baking soda, and buttermilk. Yet it can be changed when you add other ingredients. For instance, if you add a little sugar, some raisins, then cut in some butter, it may become a Raisin soda bread.
Soda bread
Soda bread does not use yeast to get its rise, instead the rise comes from baking soda reacting with the acid (soured milk or buttermilk). This makes it a 'quick' bread that can be made in under 15 minutes. The important thing to remember is to have mix and knead the dough quickly and lightly. This will give you a bread that is dense, but not doughy, with a tender, slightly moist interior. Once the dough is formed into a round, a cross is cut on the top of the bread, which divides it into quarters called farls.
Images for kids
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Whole wheat soda bread (known as wheaten bread in parts of Ireland)
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Polish flat soda bread (known as proziaki in Podkarpacie)
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Members of a Serbian family break soda bread or česnica at a Christmas dinner
See also
In Spanish: Pan de soda para niños
