Sourdough Soda Bread - Sheepherder Bread

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  • Total Time 70 min Ico-add
  • Yield 1 Loaf
  • Level Easy

If you want sourdough bread without having to wait through rising times this sourdough soda bread recipe may be just the thing for you. Quick and easy to make, it certainly delivers an authentic sourdough fl...
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup sourdough starter (see our recipe to make it up)
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and prepare a sheet pan with cooking spray.
  2. 2. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add the butter and mix on low speed until the butter is mixed into the flour (or cut in by hand).
  3. 3. With a fork, lightly beat the sourdough starter, buttermilk and egg together in a separate bowl. With the mixer on low speed slowly add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. The dough will be very wet.
  4. 4. Dump the dough onto a well-floured board and knead it a few times into a round loaf. Place the loaf on the prepared sheet pan and lightly cut an X into the top of the bread with a serrated knife.
  5. 5. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. When you tap the loaf, it will have a hollow sound.
  6. 6. Let cool on a wire rack.