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Bacon & Sage Soda Bread
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Bacon & Sage Soda Bread.
I first tackled making Irish Soda Bread on St. Patrick’s Day. Much easier than I had expected, made from ingredients we typically have on hand. AND can be ready in 35-40 minutes, which is nice. Especially when the Classic Beef Stew you’re making is almost finished and you realize you have no crusty bread, which is practically an ingredient on it’s own.
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Because we wanted to infuse this bread with the flavor of sage and bacon, we replaced the melted butter with the bacon drippings infused with sage. Soda Bread is a no-rise, no-fuss bread. Ingredients are combined, a little kneading of the dough, then straight into the oven. Bacon & Sage Soda Bread, aka Crusty Bread went so nicely with our Classic Beef Stew.
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Bacon & Sage Soda Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups Self-rising or All-purpose flour plus additional for kneading and dusting
- 3/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly cracked pepper
- 4 strips bacon
- 6 fresh sage leaves
- 2 Tbl. bacon drippings add melted butter if necessary
- 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and pepper.
- Cook bacon in a skillet until crispy brown. Remove bacon and crumble. Add sage leaves, and allow to cook 2-3 minutes.
- Add 2 Tbl. pan drippings, crumbled bacon, and buttermilk into flour mixture. Use a rubber spatula to mix ingredients, scrapping down sides of bowl until just combined.
- Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Knead dough, turning about 6-8 times just until it comes together (do not overwork). Form into a 6-inch round and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Use a sharp knife and cut a 1/2″ deep ‘x’ in the top of dough. Use a fine mesh sifter and dust top of bread with flour.
- Bake for 30 – 35 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
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