Smoked Salmon & Chive Irish Soda Bread

It’s like a giant biscuit with lots of mix-ins. Soda bread, like biscuits, don’t use yeast to rise. Instead, they rely on a chemical reaction to provide the rise while baking.

The smoked salmon in this one may cause it to go bad quicker than plain soda bread, so pre-slice your bread and freeze it to keep it longer.

Serve with salted butter or make your own butter from the recipe at The Great British Bakeoff’s website (linked below).

HERMINE’S SMOKED SALMON AND CHIVE SODA BREAD

from The Great British Bakeoff

200g plain flour
2 tbsp plain wholemeal flour
2 tbsp spelt flour
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp cream of tartar
2 tbsp porridge oats
3 tsp onion powder
30g salted butter, chilled
120g smoked salmon, very finely chopped
50g gruyère cheese, grated
15g chives, finely snipped
Good pinch of freshly ground black pepper
1 large egg
160ml buttermilk
1 tbsp runny honey

*slight variation in cooking time from the original recipe
Bake time: 45 minutes
Bake temp: 400F/200C
Bake in cast iron, if possible