For amateur and pro bakers alike, there's no recipe more appropriate for St. Patrick's Day than soda bread. (Irish heritage optional.) I'll walk you through how to make our most popular Irish soda ...

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Unlike a yeast bread, this quick bread doesn't make you wait for it to rise. Soda bread has four very basic components: flour, baking soda (hence the name), salt and buttermilk. Without yeast ...

Make this oat-studded whole-wheat loaf for St. Patrick's Day — or any time you want a humble but hearty quick bread. A trip to Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland inspired Susie Tompkins Buell ...

Make a large hole in the centre of the flour ... This mark is the first half of the trademark soda bread cross. Repeat with a line at right angles to this. Dust with some flour then bake in ...

Keep Irish Soda Bread on hand all year long, not just St. Patrick's Day. A handful of dried cranberries can add color and flavor, too. ( Ashley Moyna Schwickert/For the Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

If you’ve been lucky enough to bag any kind of flour but aren’t sure how to make bread with it, we’ve got easy recipes to see you through – yes, even if you have no yeast! Naan breads can ...