Some feedback: (Irish) soda bread purists will say that adding anything beyond flour, salt, soda, and buttermilk makes cake and not bread. That's them, not me. I've been making soda bread when I don't have more than an hour and I need a loaf and I'm using a higher hydration and a dutch oven. It makes a useable loaf, but yeast leavened bread works and tastes better. I've been experimenting with adding baking powder to see if I can get a looser crumb, but so far all it seems to be doing is making the texture softer. I'm interested in any information about the user and selection of baking powder for a soda bread. I appreciate the suggestions, and I'll be looking to the English muffin toasting option.
Hahahaha...crusty Ole bakers. You have got to love em. Soda bread is simply that. A bread that uses only baking soda for leavening. Yes traditionally adding anything but the basics may be considered Taboo to many but alas ... times be changing. There are so many gentle spins on this product it will make your head swivel as there are with almost every bread variety out there. Baking is evolutionary. Different recipe authors with different ideas, goals and characteristic expectations. Leave out the word "Irish" and call it just soda bread. That should quiet down the rhetoric. 😃 Baking powder and baking soda are common leavening agent's in quick bread with Baking soda usually on the lower side of the two. Is this what you want to make? Please tighten up your question as I am not exactly sure what you are asking and I will try my best to give you a straight answer. Kind regards JP
@@nobsbaking6391 I just want to know if I can add baking powder to get more rise and open crumb. In any event, I've solved my practical problem by training my wife to do the folding and proofing of yeast bread while I'm at work, so for the time being my problem (of making bread if I work a long day) has been solved.
@Marty Jean The answer is most likely a big yes, however it sounds like you got things well sorted out to help you with your fresh bread objectives. Hehehehe. 👍
thank you very useful, keep up the good work
The guy running is hilarious!!!! Nice break down of the different types of quick breads. Definitely saving this one for later? Thank you.
😃 yes I also chuckled when I found it.
Some feedback:
(Irish) soda bread purists will say that adding anything beyond flour, salt, soda, and buttermilk makes cake and not bread. That's them, not me.
I've been making soda bread when I don't have more than an hour and I need a loaf and I'm using a higher hydration and a dutch oven. It makes a useable loaf, but yeast leavened bread works and tastes better.
I've been experimenting with adding baking powder to see if I can get a looser crumb, but so far all it seems to be doing is making the texture softer. I'm interested in any information about the user and selection of baking powder for a soda bread.
I appreciate the suggestions, and I'll be looking to the English muffin toasting option.
Hahahaha...crusty Ole bakers. You have got to love em. Soda bread is simply that. A bread that uses only baking soda for leavening. Yes traditionally adding anything but the basics may be considered Taboo to many but alas ... times be changing. There are so many gentle spins on this product it will make your head swivel as there are with almost every bread variety out there. Baking is evolutionary. Different recipe authors with different ideas, goals and characteristic expectations. Leave out the word "Irish" and call it just soda bread. That should quiet down the rhetoric.
😃
Baking powder and baking soda are common leavening agent's in quick bread with Baking soda usually on the lower side of the two. Is this what you want to make?
Please tighten up your question as I am not exactly sure what you are asking and I will try my best to give you a straight answer.
Kind regards
JP
@@nobsbaking6391 I just want to know if I can add baking powder to get more rise and open crumb.
In any event, I've solved my practical problem by training my wife to do the folding and proofing of yeast bread while I'm at work, so for the time being my problem (of making bread if I work a long day) has been solved.
@Marty Jean
The answer is most likely a big yes, however it sounds like you got things well sorted out to help you with your fresh bread objectives. Hehehehe. 👍